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May 12, 2012
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA
Q. Talk about going into the final round of THE PLAYERS.
MATT KUCHAR: It was exciting, a lot of birdies and a lot more bogeys than I normally make. But I knew today was going to be a tricky day. I knew there were going to be a lot of bogeys. I knew there were dangers around every corner.
It was nice, I felt like every time I made a bogey, I bounced back with a birdie. It seemed to be a great day as far as not letting the bad holes bother me. I think that's one of my strong suits; today it came in really helpful.
Q. After conditions changed during the round, did you have to adjust? Wind looked like it kicked up in the middle.
MATT KUCHAR: It kicked up in the middle but died down a little late there. I was pretty excited to see the wind die down. Unfortunately didn't help me much; on 17 I found the water and played the last three 1‑under. Those are three holes you never know but hope to make a birdie on 16, and then survive 17 and 18.
Q. You made the turn, hit the longest drive of the day, maybe longest drive ever on 10.ÂÂ
MATT KUCHAR: That's not like me. I cut the corner and just rolled‑‑ it was a hot ball. It rolled through the fairway and into the rough. Rough is not fun to be in. Hit a great shot short of the green and hit it to 20 feet and to make that, was an excellent birdie.
Q. Mentally, you were kind of grinding away.
MATT KUCHAR: At that point it was three in a row on 10. I had some good things going and bogeyed 11, the par5. I didn't play that well on the back side. I bogeyed 11 and parred 16. But after the bogey on 11 bounced back with a birdie on 12 and 13 and bogeyed 14 and birdied 15. It seemed like it was a lot of back and forth. It's one of those things, you're going to have those holes, and I was real glad that I was hanging tough and able to bounce back with some good holes.
FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports
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