SLYNC.IO DUBAI DESERT CLASSIC

January 28, 2022

Justin Harding

Emirates Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Two rounds of golf around the Emirates, sounds quite good, what's the secret to it?

JUSTIN HARDING: Made some putts, to be fair. I've driven the ball well -- I didn't drive it that great yesterday. Hit it in the sand rather than the rough and makes it a bit easier. I rolled the ball pretty good. For the most part, kept bogeys off the card.

Hit the fairway on the longer, tougher par 4s. Ultimately just grinding. It was a grind of a day today to be fair. Just bonus there on 6.

Q. I see you didn't really mention the iron play, but there was a memorable shot on 6. Walk us through the details of it and what you were feeling.

JUSTIN HARDING: Might be the first time I've ever hit the fairway. It's a hole that I bail on over the years. I had a good number which allowed me to pitch it ten or 15 short of hole, and cameraman actually said, "I like it." I thought he was joking. It was just a good swing. Added bonus with going in makes up for a couple other things around the golf course.

But at the end of the day, I would have been happy coming in with 9-under to be fair. It was a good hard slog, the last couple holes played quite tough with the breeze. Quite happy with two days work.

Q. You're no stranger to the winner's circle and this is a Rolex Series Event; your feelings going into the weekend?

JUSTIN HARDING: I've played this golf course well over the years. Had a good final round a couple years back and was in contention last year and played badly on the Sunday. I can't really say the golf course -- it's just one of those where you just have to get through it.

I played quite nicely last week. Barring a bad finish, would have been a Top-10 result. Game seems to be close. Just a matter if I can control the putter and make some putts, we are always going to be there and thereabouts, which is nice.