THE AMERICAN EXPRESS

January 23, 2022

Brian Harman

PGA WEST Pete Dye Stadium Course

Quick Quotes

Q. Great playing. Just thoughts on the round. What went well today?

BRIAN HARMAN: Yeah, man, it's been, it's been kind of a trying year. I had a really bad fall, kind of banged my thumb up last year and didn't play as well as I wanted to in the fall, didn't play good and I've been working real hard at home and it's been going all right. It's just nice to come out and play some good golf. It's been awhile since I've played some good golf.

Q. Any particular part of the game that was especially promising?

BRIAN HARMAN: You know, I made a putter switch at the Shark Shoot-out and felt pretty good. I've been rolling it better and finally started hitting some decent iron shots. That's been the bugaboo for me the last year or so is just my iron game's good. I got a chance to win and when it's not I'm struggling to make cuts and stuff like that. So it's always a grind out here. Just nice to see some of the work pay off.

Q. What was the best one today?

BRIAN HARMAN: I hit a 7-iron on in a first par-3 on the back nine I guess that's 14 maybe. 13 or 14. Whatever hole it is. I pictured it and hit it just like I wanted to and that was a good one.

Q. You know Hudson well, it would be a second win here. What do you think it is about a place that you go low that suits him well?

BRIAN HARMAN: Hud's a great player and I think that it just sets up great for him. Hud's good anywhere, he hits it far and when he gets putting and chipping it good he's hard to beat.

Q. Anything, confidence or anything that he say this coming, I know he won last year.

BRIAN HARMAN. I played with him at the BMW last year and was really impressed with the way he was hitting it. And then him and I went to the Shark Shoot-out and stunk it up together. I kind of thought we would both play a little better there. But, no I'm happy for him, I hope he finishes it off, he's playing great, he's a good friend, we do a bunch of hunting together, so I'll be talking to him soon.

Q. The Shark Shoot-out was rock bottom?

BRIAN HARMAN: We had a good last day to finish like ninth or something. I had high hopes and I played like a dog and we did not ham and egg it very well.