U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

August 17, 2022

Luke Potter

The Ridgewood Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. You were in quite the hole there and you dug out. How did you dig deep?

LUKE POTTER: You know, at the end of the day being 2-down, two to play, you've got nothing to lose, so you just go out there and try and put a good swing on each shot. Whenever it goes, you've got to play from there. I got a good break off the tee, and I just trust my wedge game. A couple nice swings later, you get yourself into extra holes, and this is what you practice for. I'm pumped to be able to get this opportunity.

Q. If you talk to a lot of USGA champions or champions in general, in match play at least, there's probably one match where they probably didn't have their best stuff but they were able to come out on top. Do you feel like this is that one bullet that you might have dodged?

LUKE POTTER: Yeah, definitely. It was a pillow fight from about hole 4 on. Yeah, not my best stuff, but it's match play. Tomorrow I could play my best round ever. That's just the way golf is. Just go back to my routine and go reflect on this round and get ready for tomorrow.

Q. I know you're pretty young, but you're already fairly seasoned in USGA championships. Do you think that puts you a step ahead of some of these other folks in terms of knowing what it takes out here?

LUKE POTTER: Yeah, I think so. This is my third U.S. Amateur and second time in match play. I've become kind of accustomed to having the cameras around every once in a while. You've just got to lock in and trust your game and stick to your routine, and everything should be all right.

Q. What do you need to improve on tomorrow to keep going on here?

LUKE POTTER: My ball-striking was terrible. Off the tee I think you can't miss these fairways or else it's easy to give away holes, and that's what I kind of did on the back nine. But at the end of the day, go talk to my coach, kind of go over what went wrong, and get ready for tomorrow.