THE 149TH OPEN

July 17, 2021

Dylan Frittelli

Mixed Zone

Q. Dylan, thank you so much for joining us. Birdie there on the last. I'm sure that put a smile on your face heading into the clubhouse.

DYLAN FRITTELLI: Yeah, really happy to see that ball stop short of the bunker in the fairway there. It was a great drive I thought could turn out really badly. Yeah, great angle, good, sand wedge, and finished a birdie and 7-under after 54 holes is nothing to scoff at.

Q. So reflecting on the rest of your round, little bit if a mixed bag out there. As you say, an even par 70 round with tricky course setup is a good performance.

DYLAN FRITTELLI: Yeah, no, I'm happy with 70. I mean through the turn I probably was looking for 4-under if I could get two more on back nine and try and push it coming in, but just didn't really have the mental clarity to hit a couple iron shots, 2-iron on 14 and on 11. Just pulled both of those. I'll go and work on that, maybe mental work more than technical work.

Yeah, if it I can mix it up tomorrow and make a few birdies on the front nine, who knows. I'm just happy to be in this position through 54 holes.

Q. Currently five shots back of Louis. What do you need to do tomorrow to try and...

DYLAN FRITTELLI: I guess more so what Louis needs to do. Slow down and make a few bogeys. I'm not going to wish that on him obviously, but, no, he's going to take some catching in the form he's in right now. Three-under through the front nine would be a good goal. And from there, who knows what happens of if I make a few putts. Never know what can happen.