THE 151ST OPEN

July 20, 2023

Marcel Siem

Mixed Zone

Q. Take us through the round. What went well today? What was more difficult for you?

MARCEL SIEM: I was hitting it quite nicely off the tee. It's more a draw golf course, especially with the wind off the left the whole time. I did that really nicely.

Iron shots were a lot better than the last few weeks. I worked hard on that this week on the range.

I gave myself a lot of chances, but didn't really convert them with my putter, unfortunately, today, and then I missed a short putt on 10 or 11 to go to 4-under.

I had a little bit of a bad lie on the next and then hit it left and bad chip shot, and here we go, we've got a double on the card.

Then I hit it in the bunker on the par-5; is that 15? 14, 15? Was actually a good drive, but that's what happens here on this golf course. You're a little bit off line and you get very penalized. Level par is not too bad.

Q. You have plenty of experience; where you are, you're completely in contention, and that's the feeling for the rest of the week?

MARCEL SIEM: Yeah, it's just always a shame when you play really well and you get the minimum out of it. Sometimes it doesn't feel good after the round. I think tonight before I go to bed, I've got to be proud of myself to shoot level par on this golf course. It's a fantastic golf course. Great setup.