BETFRED BRITISH MASTERS HOSTED BY DANNY WILLETT

May 6, 2022

Thorbjørn Olesen

The Belfry

Quick Quotes

Q. Not the front nine you hoped for but you seemed to turn it around on the back nine. How would you evaluate today's 70?

THORBJØRN OLESEN: Pretty good. There was some nerves out there which I haven't had for a while. Nice to get back. Put a couple of bad swings on the front nine where I got a little bit back to my old swing and had a bad stretch but got a few good up-and-downs and then I started swinging a little bit better on the back nine, which was nice to keep the round going and finish pretty strong.

Q. Scrambling very well out there today. Must give you comfort if you don't pull off a shot, you don't have to worry about the score getting away from you?

THORBJØRN OLESEN: Yeah, I mean, on that front nine, I think I had two extremely good up-and-downs, one that I short-sided myself big time and got that down which is a big bonus. So I would like to hit more good shots obviously and give myself a few more chances.

Q. More dry weather tomorrow, I'm sure you'll be glad to hear that, especially with the crowds that will be here weekend.

THORBJØRN OLESEN: Yeah, it was amazing, quite a big crowd today. It was fun. It's been a while. It's fun to be out there and play and hit some interesting shots and yeah look forward to the weekend.

Q. Do you have a few butterflies knowing you'll be teeing off late tomorrow in the Betfred British Masters?

THORBJØRN OLESEN: Yeah, I haven't been in contention for so long. Today it was nice to get into it and get that feeling in the body and hopefully I know a bit more tomorrow how to react to it. Yes, that's why we practise, isn't it, to be able to contend and be nervous, that's where it's the most fun.