GENESIS SCOTTISH OPEN

July 15, 2023

Byeong Hun An

The Renaissance Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Give us an assessment of your day.

BYEONG HUN AN: It was a rough start. I didn't have the best ball-striking the first few holes. Struggled with tee shots and then second shots a little bit. But hang in there and back nine was much better. Ball-striking gave myself a lot of chances but I struggled to get the speed of the greens today. I left a lot of putts short. I didn't make many putts but still in a good distance with the leaders, and we'll see what happens tomorrow.

Q. Only three behind the leader right now. You must be rather happy with where you are going into the last day.

BYEONG HUN AN: Yeah, definitely. I didn't have my best the last two days, and still only two or three shots back. I'm looking forward to tomorrow. Hopefully everything falls together like the first day.

Q. Conditions are always going to be changing on a links course. How do you handle that and what do you tell yourself mentally to get yourself through this with a decent score at the end of the day?

BYEONG HUN AN: There's not much you can do about it. It's supposed to be windy tomorrow, so keep the ball down and hit it low. You have to adjust quickly and move on if you miss in the wrong spot. It's going to be hard for everybody, so whoever hangs in there wins I think.

Q. You spoke about having a flight out to Washington on Monday but I'm sure you'd rather take the short trip to Royal Liverpool. Is that an added incentive for you?

BYEONG HUN AN: If I get in, it's great. If not, then I'll go home to see my family. I don't see any losing point here. At least I get home, home or The Open. The Open would be a little better I think. But it's golf. You never know. So I'll try my best tomorrow and see what it brings me.