THE SENIOR OPEN PRESENTED BY ROLEX

July 23, 2022

Thongchai Jaidee

PGA Centenary at Gleneagles

Quick Quotes

Q. Third round 67 to leave you inside the top 5. How well did you play for that today?

THONGCHAI JAIDEE: I enjoyed to play this. This golf course is really challenging. You have to keep the ball in play all the time. A good tee shot you can have like a short iron, but today, the wind is affect for the afternoon to be like different every day. The wind come different direction. That's why make me a bit, to make it comfortable this day. Other day, I hit not very good iron. Today I height to hit on the green but far away. 3-under, very happy today but you know, on par 5, should make par 5 easy par 5 like 10 and 18. That's why you have to hit a couple holes short. Like 14, you have to make birdie but unfortunately today I'm not. But 3-under is very good score today.

Q. After the overnight rains, did it play any different to the previous two days?

THONGCHAI JAIDEE: Yes, because the wind affect today a couple hole. Some, the wind direction, affect the par 3, No. 5 and No. 8. Only one bogey today, four birdie, I think for me, I think try to get tomorrow, but today very, very good round today for me.

Q. Were you pleased with your form coming into this week?

THONGCHAI JAIDEE: First two rounds, don't hole any putt last two, but still hit a lot of green. Especially today and today in a bit different conditions. The wind come different direction and a lot of rain couple hole. But finally we finish, I think not much rain after we finish. Should be good to see for tomorrow, try to get my routine same as today, same every day, but sometimes you have to change a little bit for the control to play. Today, very hard on 12th hole. You have to hit like between club, you hit whole or you hit lay up. If you lay up on 12, you have to be long iron to play second shot.

Q. Nice way to finish. Talk us through the birdie on 18.

THONGCHAI JAIDEE: You know, we had good lay up by 3-wood and another 3-wood. Again, we have 290 from second shot. We have perfect second shot but leave ball in front of green but good chip and good putt. I'm happy with that.

Q. To be in contention for a senior major, you must be excited for the challenge tomorrow?

THONGCHAI JAIDEE: Yeah, challenge for a major, that's my key goal. If I try to win the tournament, but major -- my big goal to be any win the major, I know my target any time, try to get my chance. Even this week or the week next year, I don't mind. Try to get my best performance, if you play well -- I really enjoy to play every major. I'm very happy to be on Champions Tour.