JOHN DEERE CLASSIC

July 10, 2021

Ryan Moore

TPC Deere Run

Quick Quotes

Q. (Indiscernible.)

RYAN MOORE: I'm just trying to play golf like I know how to play golf. I feel like at times this year I've been trying to do other things, and I think it's been getting a little cloudy sometimes in my head just what I'm trying to do, and this week I tried to honestly just be as simple as possible, set up to the golf ball how I feel comfortable, whether it's a full shot or a putt or whatever, just stop thinking about what I'm trying to do, just go hit golf shots.

I think sometimes this season I've been wrapped up in making golf swings and trying to do something, and this week it's a golf course I'm comfortable on, it's a golf course I've had success on, so it was like, you know what, let's just go play golf how you know how to play golf, and just see what happens.

Q. (Indiscernible.)

RYAN MOORE: On a day like today, I looked at it a couple times just to see what's happening. Obviously the weather was a little up and down. Still the course was receptive enough and it never rained on us too hard, so the scores kind of stayed up there pretty good. But tomorrow I might pay a little bit more attention on the back nine if I'm playing well and in the right position I definitely will see what I need to do to get it done.

Q. (Indiscernible.)

RYAN MOORE: I mean, it would be huge. At this point in my career to have another win would be huge, and to be able to do it here and to be a multiple champion at a tournament like this that I've loved and enjoyed so much over the years would be incredible.

Q. As a winner here, explain what you like about this course.

RYAN MOORE: Well, I like it because you have opportunities to make birdies and opportunities to make bogeys those last six holes. There's an opportunity you could birdie all of them, but then you could get yourself in some tough positions off the tee and be scrambling for par every single one of them, too. I think that's what makes it so fun. You've got a short par-4. You've got a couple longer par-4s, you've got a shorter par-3 and a reachable par-5. There's just so many things that can happen in that stretch, and you can definitely change five or six shots with a person in a matter of a few holes.

Q. (Indiscernible.)

RYAN MOORE: I mean, potentially, yeah. Just knowing you can make some birdies coming in and potentially an eagle, depending on the weather and wind there on 17. Most guys can reach it, I need the right wind conditions to get there. But if you're a little bit behind, yeah, you can make some birdies and give it a run there at the end at least.