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ALFRED DUNHILL LINKS CHAMPIONSHIPOctober 5, 2018Mikko IlonenCarnoustie, Kingsbarns, St Andrews, Scotland MIKKO ILONEN: I think I've had a 64 or a 65, but today I had such a fast start that I had to back it up, and the remaining holes, and I'm glad that I was able to do that. Q. Let's talk about your start, 7-under the first nine holes. What was the key? MIKKO ILONEN: Well, I guess the key, really the key, was to get a bonus on 17. I got off to a quick start, birdie, birdie, birdie, eagle, 12, 13 -- no, 11, 14, and then I holed a bunker shot on 17, and 18 was really an easy hole playing down off the left because you could almost drive the green and it was a 2-putt. Q. How extra special is a 63 around St. Andrews? MIKKO ILONEN: Well, I've played here so many times. In the 90s we played here as an amateur and I always found it really frustrating if you don't get it going, and today, I felt like with that start, I really need to keep this going. Really happy that I was able to do it. Q. Nice knowing you've got Carnoustie out of the way? MIKKO ILONEN: Yeah, I said that yesterday. When we had that wind, I thought, even after our round, I said, I'm glad that we had Carnoustie in that wind because I think it's somewhat clear what you need to do there. These two courses, the two other courses, when it gets that windy, you're hitting it so wide sometimes. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports   |
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