KITCHENAID SENIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

May 26, 2023

Paul Stankowski

Quick Quotes

PGA Frisco

Q. Tell me the highlights today.

PAUL STANKOWSKI: You know, I hit the ball really solid today. Yesterday was a debacle at the start. I had no feel for anything. Right out of the gate today -- well I found it on the range after the round. I kind of found something and came out today and I hit it really well. Front nine I hit a ton of great putts that just missed, just missed, just missed. And then I birdied 9 to turn at 1-under or 18. And then I think I birdied 1, 2, 7, 8, 9. I made a couple nice 10-, 12-foot putts. I made a 30-footer over at 8. Finished with about a 18-footer here. So I, when you make putts the scores are lower. But I hit it nice. It was nice to make some putts on top of that.

Q. How much did you enjoy the two days with your old roommate?

PAUL STANKOWSKI: Yeah, it was awesome. I'll do whatever I can to pull for him without pulling for him. I didn't want it to be -- I didn't want to make a big deal out of it. I wanted -- him and Tristan were out doing their thing and I watched and they had a great rhythm going. So I like to encourage guys when I play with 'em anyway, because if you hit a good shot I'm going to say, Good shot. But I was watching intently the last shot in our last hole and he stuffed it in about eight feet. Missed the putt.

Q. But he was safe.

PAUL STANKOWSKI: Yeah, it was a fun day. He knocked it on the green and I was like, all right, there you go. (Wind noise). So it's cool. He's a club pro. He runs a great shop there at PT. He's a really good player and it showed. So he's got a chance to do something cool on the weekend and make some extra change and I think everybody's excited for him. I'm probably at the top of the list.