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U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPAugust 13, 2018Raul PeredaPebble Beach, California Q. The holes that you made birdie. RAUL PEREDA: Well, I made birdie on No. 3, hit a good tee shot, and I had probably 130 and hit a good 50-degree wedge to about 20 feet, and I rolled that one in. That gave me a little bit of confidence. And then on No. 6, on the par-5, I hit a good second shot to the front edge. I just chipped to about one foot, tap-in for birdie. And then the one on No. 8, that's a little funny because I hit a 2-iron and I didn't count on it that it was going to roll too much, and it was in the hazard, and it was almost on a cliff, and I played it from there. It was a little risky because I looked down and I had a little bit of fear that I was going to fall down. I hit a good knock-down shot, and it rolled to about eight feet, 10 feet, and I rolled that one in. Q. What was the iron that you hit from the cliff? RAUL PEREDA: I hit a knock-down 7 from 160, 165. And then I saved par on 9. I had a tough break on 10, hit a good second shot, very solid. It was a little long, and in that grass, I ended up putting for par at a long distance but saved bogey. So it's a good bogey there. There's going to be a lot of them there. And then I birdied No. 12, if I remember -- no, actually No. 13. I hit it to about four feet and rolled that one in. Then I bogeyed the par-5. That was 14. It was not a bad second shot, but I didn't put myself in a good position. I was in the left rough, and I didn't count on that wind, and the ball came out a little soft, so I ended up in the bunker. And then on 16, I rolled a good one, too, from the low left side. It was probably a good 20 feet again. And then saved par on the par-3 after being a little short-sided on the right. I gave myself a chance for birdie on 18, and it was a little long, but I rolled it past a good six feet, seven feet and made it back, but at the end, I think I'm in good position right now. I have the experience of playing the U.S. Am last year and not thinking about score helps a lot. Once you're in match play, everything changes. Everyone has chances, no matter what place you finish in the stroke play. And then playing the Amateur Championship a couple months ago or a month ago also gave me a good idea on how everything works once you are in match play. Q. Let's go back to the question I asked you at the beginning, based on the fact that you're 1-under rather than 2-under. 1-under round first day of the U.S. Amateur, that's got to be very satisfying to you. RAUL PEREDA: Yeah, definitely. I definitely feel like there was a lot of flow in my game, knowing that I wasn't hitting a driver very good, because as I said, there are demanding tee shots and windy conditions. I let myself play. I enjoyed it. Out here I think if you don't enjoy it, it's tough, because you see a lot of beautiful landscapes or -- I don't know how you say it. I think I'm in good position. I'm lucky that my sports psychologist is on the bag this week, and that really helps me because I feel safe, positive during the round. I feel calm when it comes to tough situations. He gives me clear ideas of what do I want to do, and I think we're going to go out and do the same tomorrow, one shot at a time, and we'll be there. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports   |
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