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U.S. SENIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPAugust 28, 2019Bob RoyakDurham, North Carolina BOB ROYAK: Had a two-hour break in between. Q. You think that was a little bit of an advantage? BOB ROYAK: Yeah, absolutely. With these temperatures the less holes you have to play, I think that's good. Q. You obviously knew you were going to be in for a tough one. BOB ROYAK: Great player. Q. Defending champion. BOB ROYAK: Great player. He wasn't on his A Game. He gave me a couple putts here and there where he could have made. But I didn't gift him anything either. I was pretty steady. Q. I guess you made a nice putt on 16 from what I hear, right, for par? BOB ROYAK: Yeah. I made a good putt. Q. How far was it? About eight feet? BOB ROYAK: Yeah, about eight feet. Yeah. But biggest one was on 18. I got it up and down on to the bunker. That could have been maybe a four out of ten getting that up and down. Q. Yeah. BOB ROYAK: And then he drove it on 1. Nobody hit that green in two this week maybe except for him and he knocked it on there in two, and I knew I had to make 4. I hit it in there like four and a half feet. Q. How far did you have? BOB ROYAK: I ad 90 yards. I had as good as I could hit a 60-yard -- my sand wedge. Q. It what's the sand wedge degree, 58? BOB ROYAK: 60. So it was more than I could hit it. Q. Close shot. BOB ROYAK: I knew I had to hit it full. I was in the rough actually. Game me a little bit of a jump. Q. What happened on the third playoff hole? He made a bogey obviously. BOB ROYAK: Yeah, third playoff we both -- he drove it too far, to be honest. I hit it to maybe 70, 60 yards. I had a perfect yardage, 82. I hit it about eight feet and I thought I made the putt. But he hit it down on the downslope and chunked it down into the bunker and hit a really hard bunker shot.he hit it out to about six, seven feet and just missed the putt. Q. Into the finals for the first time. There are a lot of exemptions that come with that. Senior Open. BOB ROYAK: Yeah, Senior Open. Q. Mid-Am, next month's Mid-Am and the U.S. Amateur? BOB ROYAK: I missed the Mid-Am by a shot two weeks ago. I told my wife, I said, If I play good I can get in the Mid-Am. Q. Also in next year's U.S. Am as well. BOB ROYAK: That's great. I don't even know where it is. Q. Bandon Dunes. BOB ROYAK: Is it really? That's going to cost me $4,000. Q. Did you play in the fourball this year? BOB ROYAK: I played in the fourball this year. Takes you forever to get out there. Q. I'm sure you won't want to miss that. BOB ROYAK: No, I won't miss it. Q. Have you played in the Senior Open before? BOB ROYAK: I played this year. Q. First time? BOB ROYAK: I played at Notre Dame and I played five years ago at indian Wood outside Detroit. Q. If you win you get the cool pairing with Steve Stricker. BOB ROYAK: We were talking about playing with Stricker. So, yeah, that was my goal coming in. I said if I could play and win and get in those tournaments, that's huge. Q. Couple fun things. Graduated Tampa when? BOB ROYAK: '83. Q. And your occupation. BOB ROYAK: My wife and I own a staffing company. We provide consulting services to our clients. Q. Lowest competitive score is? BOB ROYAK: 63. Q. Where was that at? BOB ROYAK: Oh, gosh. Q. Is it in your bio? BOB ROYAK: Probably not. It was ages ago. I know I shot 63. Had a million 64s. Q. And holes in one? BOB ROYAK: Ten. Q. Wow. BOB ROYAK: Yeah. I had two back to back days about two years ago. Q. Okay. And favorite club? BOB ROYAK: I don't have one. Q. Favorite course you ever played? BOB ROYAK: Favorite course? I don't really have a favorite course. I've got about two or three. Winged Foot, Oakmont, and Bethpage Black are my top five. Q. Favorite pro sports team? BOB ROYAK: New York football Giants. Q. Okay. Favorite golfer? BOB ROYAK: Woods. Q. Dream foursome would be who? BOB ROYAK: My brothers and my dad. Q. Brothers are Jack and Paul? BOB ROYAK: Paul played in this tournament. Q. And your dad is? BOB ROYAK: My dad is passed. Q. What was his name? BOB ROYAK: John. Q. What is your favorite meal? BOB ROYAK: Pizza. Q. Favorite movie or TV show? BOB ROYAK: Favorite movie? I got a bunch. A lot of good TV shows. Let's say Seinfeld. Q. Favorite band? BOB ROYAK: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Q. Favorite vacation spot? BOB ROYAK: I don't have one of those. Let's say Palm Springs. Q. Favorite book you've read? BOB ROYAK: Lost Art of Putting. My most recent one. Just started reading it about a month ago. It's really helped my putting. Q. Who wrote it? BOB ROYAK: Two guys. Both Scottish. Look them up. I'm drawing a blank on their names. Fantastic book. Q. Favorite hobby away from golf? BOB ROYAK: Watching sports on TV. Q. What was one key shot this week? Was it on 18? BOB ROYAK: That bunker shot on 18 probably. Q. Was that with your 60 degree, too? BOB ROYAK? That was a 54? Q. Hell of a shot, especially under the circumstances. BOB ROYAK: Sometimes when you know have to do it's a little bit easier than -- you know, if you know you can make par just to get by. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports   |
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