ALFRED DUNHILL LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP

September 29, 2022

Rory McIlroy

Quick Quotes

Q. Out in 32, back in 36 for a 4-under 68. Give us the verdict on your play today?

RORY McILROY: I started well. Obviously played the back nine very well and then yeah, sort of stalled a little bit. I made a couple of bad swings coming in. Led to the bogey on 3 and then ended up making a decent bogey on 9 after a bad tee shot.

Overall, you're not going to get Carnoustie in easier conditions, so feel like I left a few shots out there. But overall it was a decent day and I guess to play decent today is sort of the -- you don't want to try to be chasing going into what looks like really bad weather tomorrow. So at least I've put a red number on the board and I've got a few shots to play with.

Q. You said yesterday the main objective this week is to be out there on these great courses with your dad having fun. Describe the experience from your point of view?

RORY McILROY: It was great. Again, you can't ask for a better day at Carnoustie and to be out there, the sun shining, on a great golf course.

Again, I feel like I come back from the Dunhill Links and I have so many great memories of all these courses, winning the Silver Medal here back in 2007 and having a chance at The Open in 2018. It's so nice to be able to come back to these places, especially when you're with your family that have shared that journey with you. It's really nice to be able to come out and play with my dad this week.

Q. It's been announced an 8.30 shotgun start because of the bad weather. You're at the easiest course but also the most exposed?

RORY McILROY: Yeah, when the weather is like this, I feel like Kingsbarns is the easiest course of the rotation, but when the weather turns, it's the most difficult.

It is exposed and a lot of the greens are on high points out there. Hopefully it's not too windy and balls don't start rolling around everywhere. Hopefully we get it in tomorrow but we'll just have to wait and see.