THE 150TH OPEN

July 17, 2022

Robert Dinwiddie

Mixed Zone

Q. Was it kind of a bit of a sweat Friday night, making the cut at the last?

ROBERT DINWIDDIE: Yeah, it was. I guess I was quietly confident. Billy Foster, saw him in the player lounge, and he said, oh, level-par will make it. Easy. I was really hoping because you never know. So it was great, and I knew how important it was to try and get in the clubhouse at level-par if I could on Friday, the last few holes.

So to make the cut was fantastic. Then I played really nicely over the last two days. All in all, if you'd have given me this at the beginning of the week, I'd have taken it.

Q. Did it relax you, the fact that you had made the cut and sort of achieved that?

ROBERT DINWIDDIE: I think a little bit. My aim was to really just enjoy the whole week, and then after making the cut, I think that does allow you to do that even more. And the weather was kind, not a lot of wind. The course played, other than really, really tough pin positions, the course played about as easy as it probably can.

Yeah, I enjoyed all of it, hit some good shots, and even managed to get it out of the Road Hole bunker there on 17. So all in all, I'm really chuffed, yeah.

Q. What do you do now, Robert? You've this kind of amazing week. I know we talk about you've done some proper work in the recent past. What's the next few months?

ROBERT DINWIDDIE: Well, I've got three more Challenge Tour starts for sure in Ireland, Finland, and Belgium later in the year. That's still in the diary. Still trying to keep my game as sharp as I can.

It's obviously a good confidence boost to play well in this kind of environment because I haven't been in it much for a long time.

But I feel really good about my game. I keep myself fit and healthy and keep my head in a good place. Yeah, there's no reason why I can't do well in those events as well.

Q. So you won't be going back to the kitchen fitting for a while?

ROBERT DINWIDDIE: When they need, I'm helping friends out as well. If they need an extra hand, then yeah. It can take its toll on the body for sure. And I felt that this week.

So a lot of golf with all the qualifying and here, and there's a lot of tension in your body too because the nerves. I have felt it physically this week. It's important that I look after myself leading up to these other events.

So I'll maybe try and get Frank and some of the other guys to do all the heavy lifting.

Q. You probably will do a little bit?

ROBERT DINWIDDIE: I'm sure I'll do a bit more. Yeah, when they need help, if I can be of help to them, getting jobs started or finished or whatever it is, then yeah, I'll still help them out.