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OMEGA DUBAI DESERT CLASSICJanuary 25, 2018Haydn PorteousDubai, United Arab Emirates Q. Promising start to the 2018 OMEGA Dubai Desert Classic. Your thoughts on the opening round 66? HAYDN PORTEOUS: Yeah, I've had some fond memories here, obviously Top-10 in my first year here, and then obviously the next year, not having the best draw in the world. I've had some decent results, and you know, I enjoy the course. It's a long, testing golf course, and if you hit fairways and greens, you're going to shoot something under par. Today I made a few really good putts, something that I've been not battling with over the course of probably two years or so, but you know, just not to the standard that I would like it to be. Today things started to really look up and started to feel a lot more comfortable over the blade. That's all you need to shoot -- well, that's all you need for a decent round. Q. Did you feed off that performance two years ago this morning? HAYDN PORTEOUS: Yeah, it was obviously an early morning for us, and I knew that I would get the best of the greens. I took advantage of that early doors. Obviously the front nine, shooting 5-under, was exactly what I needed, and had to keep it going on the back nine, and unfortunately making a 7 on the par 5 left a bit of a sour taste in my mouth. But to come back strong and shoot 1-under on the back nine, or the front nine, should I say, was all I needed for a nice, solid round. Q. You must have been pleased with the bounceback after the double. HAYDN PORTEOUS: Yeah, it was a bit unfortunate on the par 5. I didn't hit that bad a tee shot, to then find myself stone dead. You know, that's golf and probably the reason why we love it. But again, go on to the next day, one shot a time and take it as it comes. Q. Gives us a sense how good conditions are out there this morning. HAYDN PORTEOUS: It was pristine. The fairways are awesome. You know that you're going to hit the fairway and have a decent lie. When you hit the green and give yourself a decent birdie opportunity, you know that all you need to do is put a solid roll on it. Today I did that, and hopefully over the next three days, I can do the same. Q. What can you take from that positive start? HAYDN PORTEOUS: You know, obviously I've been working really hard on my mental side of the game, and today I was really anal about the way that I approached every golf shot. I think I need to do the same over the next three days and again, as I say, just one shot at a time and take it from there. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports   |
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