PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

May 22, 2022

Tom Hoge

Southern Hills Country Club

Flash Quotes

Q. How did it go out there?

TOM HOGE: Yeah, it was a good day. I knew it was going to be tough again with the wind up. I drove it a little bit better today, so I had a few more chances from the fairway. A little bit cleaner round for the most part. Only two bogeys today.

Q. How much did the difference in conditions today versus kind of the heat and the wind and then the cold and the wind the last couple days, how much did that affect what you're able to do?

TOM HOGE: Yeah, it was a big change. Golf course played complete 180. So it was nice having yesterday's round, we played once at least, we kind of knew how the holes would play. And those tees were up again on 13 and 17. So a few birdie opportunities coming in, and luckily I took advantage of those.

Q. Overall, what were your thoughts about the week for you personally, but also the course and the challenge it presented and the leaderboard it's produced to this point?

TOM HOGE: For me, I played well. Would have liked to drive it better. That was ultimately the difference. I just played out of the rough too much. I thought the golf course played great. We had a little bit of everything as far as condition goes, so certainly rewards the guys that think their way around.

I think the leaderboard we've got are the guys that are playing the best. I saw a little bit of the coverage yesterday and Mito was making a lot of putts certainly to get on top of the leaderboard. This is everything you would want to separate the field and have a good test out there.

Q. Going back to today's round, was there sort of a stretch that really kind of got you going or was it just from the start, was it just a little bit more consistency overall?

TOM HOGE: You know, it was a good grind. I made a lot of good pars. 5 through 8, that tough stretch there, I was able to make it through. I was 1-over at that point and I knew we would have some more birdie holes ahead, getting through those holes. Getting through with a lot of pars was pretty big for me to kind of get the momentum going towards the back nine.