HILTON GRAND VACATIONS TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

January 21, 2023

Jeremy Roenick

Lake Nona Golf & Country Club

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THE MODERATOR: Jeremy Roenick, you moved up with today's round. Can you tell us a little bit about your day, what's on your mind?

JEREMY ROENICK: So for 12 holes, I've never been in more control of my golf ball in my life, and I was 2-under. Hit a really good shot on 12, got a bad break, made a bogey. But my issue came on 17. I'm sitting even par on 17. I hit a perfect 7-iron, hit it right in the middle of the green, hits right in the middle of the green, and there's a big negative edge that the ball rolls off into one of the hardest chips that you can have on a golf course, and I end up making double. But I bounced back and made birdie on 18 out of the bunker. I hit a great drive. I couldn't even believe I was in a bunker, and I thought everything was going against me, but I hit a really good bunker shot and made the putt for birdie and finished 1-over or even par with a double. I'm really happy.

Q. Anything you're focusing on that's on your mind going into tomorrow, the final round?

JEREMY ROENICK: Stay away from the negative edge. Stay away from those really slippery slopes on some of these greens that if you hit it in the wrong spot, it's going to be really hard to get up-and-down.

I really don't think I've been ever in more control of my golf ball right now, so I feel I'm in good shape.

Q. So you're lurking here; how exciting would it be to close this out or to chase down Mardy?

JEREMY ROENICK: I mean, it's going to be hard because Mardy is so good. But maybe if we're in the last group I can chirp him a little bit and we can have a little bit of fun and try to get his game off a little bit.

It's all about making putts on this golf course. I had so many putts for birdies that burned the edges. This is a course where I can go really low, and if I get a good break tomorrow, make some good putts, 65, 66, 67 is not out of the realm of possibility.

That's what it's going to take to beat Mardy, though.