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100TH OPEN DE FRANCE

June 30, 2016

Thongchai Jaidee

Paris, France

THONGCHAI JAIDEE: Yeah, I started very well, played well, first three holes, we had three under in the first three holes. We holed a long putt on No. 2 and then holed from the bunker. We had an eagle on No. 3 that started very well. That's what make the confidence very good.

I tried to get -- this golf course I know is very hard. It's going to be wind and rain a couple times. I concentrate on my game, try to get tee shot through the fairway, the most important.

And second thing, if you find the fairway this year -- the greens will be soft. That's why if you hit the ball on the fairway, it can be okay. If you miss it, I mean, the tee shot, if you miss it, it's going to be hard work.

I'm very happy to be 4-under par today. I think it's very good. Good to be 4-under. It's a very good round. Even the conditions like this, the golf course like this, setup, I really enjoyed this golf course. I've been here, came second about three years ago, and then, yeah, I like to play this golf course.

Q. Does it help when you've had such a prominent finish; does it help with your confidence and the experience of playing the course?
THONGCHAI JAIDEE: I think this course, the changes, some of the fairways, a lot of the fairway, they change every fairway. They make fairway, new turf. The green is okay. A couple holes they changed like 11 and a couple holes like 16. All the par 3s, I think very challenging.

I think I remember the golf course, that's why you know the golf course well. You know you have to have a game plan. The game plan very important on this golf course. Sometimes you don't need driver, you need 3-wood a lot of times. That's why I think about the golf course game plan, really important.

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