U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 2020

September 18, 2020

Connor Syme

Winged Foot Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Was it as tough as you anticipated, or was it tougher?

CONNOR SYME: I think it was as tough as I expected. I just didn't drive it anywhere near well enough yesterday, and then today I actually played well, but I actually putted really, really poor for two days. I don't think I made one putt outside five feet really. So that was my weakness for sure.

On a couple of days where you're going to be out of position a few times, you're going to have to make some putts, and I literally didn't hole anything. So I'll kind of go away and work on that. Really that's my take away from the last few days.

Obviously, the greens are a lot more challenging than probably we play back home. Something to learn from definitely. That's something I try to do all the time. If I don't play well, it's something to learn and try to get better the next time.

Q. How much tougher was the setup today compared to yesterday?

CONNOR SYME: Definitely played tougher. I actually played a lot better today. I drove it nice. Again, just couldn't buy a putt really. That's kind of the story of the two days.

But, yeah, played a lot better today for the same score. That's probably an indication to how much harder it will be today. I can't imagine there will be too many low scores. I think there could be a 3 under round, which is an absolutely great score. No, a tough couple of days, but great learning experiences for sure.

Q. If you could just tell me about your upcoming schedule. Any major championships coming up?

CONNOR SYME: I'm going to be heading home now and back to Europe. Go to the Irish Open next week, and then hopefully the Scottish Open after that. There's a few big events happening in Europe and then kind of leading into the end of the season really, there's a big kind of stretch of events. So that's the next few. Just knuckle down and start again next week.

Q. Quite a tough schedule.

CONNOR SYME: It's nonstop. We've obviously had a lot of time off, so it's great to have a few opportunities to play.