U.S. ADAPTIVE OPEN

July 9, 2023

Kipp Popert

Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 6)

Quick Quotes

Q. How does it feel to be back at Pinehurst for the second Adaptive Open?

KIPP POPERT: Yeah, awesome. It's nice to know the course from obviously last year, so more information. There's been some slight changes, and I think they're good. Yeah, it's really exciting.

Q. How would you say your experience last year is going to help you prepare for this week?

KIPP POPERT: Ben and I log every shot we hit, so we've got I don't know shots I hit -- probably too many shots we hit last year, but we've got all that information, and it was handy to know step on tees and aiming that window or whatever it is.

Yeah, I feel really prepped, and we had a nice little game today with Curtis, Chris and David, who also play with me on the G4D Tour, and it was good fun.

Q. How would you say this course fits your game?

KIPP POPERT: Yeah, really fits my game well. I'm a good wedge player, good driver of the golf ball. Yeah, I really like this course.

Q. I know you're coming off a British Masters victory. Does that give you a lot of confidence coming into this week?

KIPP POPERT: Yeah. The British Masters was really good. It was nice to beat Curtis. No, it was good. The British Masters was good.

I just played at the U.S. Amateur qualifying, and Ben and I played in Alabama, and we only missed out by a few shots after a poor start, so we played really well, so I think I was like 8-under for the last 30 holes or something. It was good. Playing well.

Q. Just generally how are you feeling ahead of play starting tomorrow?

KIPP POPERT: Yeah, really excited. Got a morning tee time, so hopefully I'll miss all the weather. It should be good, and I'm house sharing with Curtis this week, so it's good fun.