THE SENTRY

January 3, 2025

Thomas Detry

Plantation Course at Kapalua

Quick Quotes

Q. 8-under, 65. Talk about that stretch where you went 6-under in five holes. What was that like?

THOMAS DETRY: I was feeling a little bit under the weather today. I had a rough night with the babies, jet lag, I think we all caught a bug. I was kind of going through a slump in the middle of the round, making lots of pars, and then gave myself a good look on 12, missed it.

Then on 13 I almost holed out for 2.

Hit the green on 14 in 1, made the putt for eagle.

From there on I caught a little bit of momentum and gave myself some good looks and made the putts.

Q. What do you tell yourself when you are on in a rut like that? How do you keep attacking?

THOMAS DETRY: It can be frustrating especially when you know everybody is making birdies. I felt the frustration towards the middle of the round. I stayed patient. I knew there was a couple of key holes and couple of par-5s coming up with birdie and maybe eagle opportunities, and I took great advantage of it.

Q. You mentioned the jet lag coming from Dubai to Maui to kick off your year with your two young kids. What's the sleep like been like this week? You catching any naps in the afternoon?

THOMAS DETRY: The rule against jet lag is absolutely no napping. So we've been fighting jet lag and sick babies and the whole lot for the last week. We felt we were in the clear a couple days ago, but clearly not, so we're still fighting it. It's fine. We're used to it. That's what we do. We travel around the world with the family, and the babies are really good at it. It's all part of the journey.

Q. Off to a nice start, but what really clicked for you in those final six holes?

THOMAS DETRY: I really kind of went through a slump there in the middle of the round, didn't really make any birdies, was kind of parring everything, missed a couple of birdie opportunities. Then I stayed patient. I knew that, obviously low-scoring rounds out here, lots of birdie opportunities, a couple of par-5s to finish with, drivable par-4s. It was nice to almost make that shot on 13. I think it almost holed out. It ended up being a tap-in birdie.

Hitting the green on 14. Then that kind of kicked on from there. It was nice to build up on that little momentum.

Q. When you get to a level like you're at now, when you make a couple birdies in a row, do you get nervous, or are you just like this is par for the course?

THOMAS DETRY: No, it's actually looking forward to it. I kind of missed being in the zone. Kind of missing being in the run and just making birdies and feeling like you can't really miss a shot. That's kind of the feeling I had today. I felt like nothing really could go wrong. The fairways are pretty wide here, so it's tough to miss a fairway, but that's kind of the feeling I had out there, not really anything could really happen to me and I was just hitting good golf shots.