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ABU DHABI HSBC CHAMPIONSHIP

January 16, 2019

Dustin Johnson

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Q. You played maybe not your best for the first nine holes, out in 37, but ground your way around to a 69. How proud are you of that today?
DUSTIN JOHNSON: Yeah, I definitely struggled a little bit early, but I kind of got it together a little bit there on the back nine and hit some nice shots, holed a couple putts. Yeah, it was a struggle early but definitely hit it a lot better the last nine holes.

Q. Did you tweak anything mid-round? Did you change anything?
DUSTIN JOHNSON: No, just kept swinging. I knew eventually it was going to start going where I was looking. Yeah, I don't even know what was going on the first nine holes. It just was not going well. I was looking up, and the ball wasn't where I thought it was going to be.

Q. Yesterday we spoke about the fact that you tried to improve your putting this year. It was a bit streaky last year and you wanted to be more consistent. How have you gone about that?
DUSTIN JOHNSON: Just practiced, I've got a consistent practice routine that I'm doing, and yeah, putting is all about repetition and kind of doing the same things. I've got a good routine and I'm going to stick to it. It seems like it's working pretty well. I feel like I rolled it pretty well today. Yeah, just need to hit a few more fairways and few more greens tomorrow, and I think we'll be okay.

Q. Outside of winning majors, what are your main targets this year? What do you want to achieve?
DUSTIN JOHNSON: Just get better. I feel like I have a lot of room for improvement, and for me, that's kind of the main goal, just get better, and the rest of it will come.

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