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WGC CADILLAC CHAMPIONSHIPMarch 7, 2014Dustin JohnsonMIAMI, FLORIDA Q. How would you assess your play this morning? DUSTIN JOHNSON: It was good. I hit two good drives on 7 and 8. I drove the ball beautifully yesterday. I hit a lot of great drives right down the middle of the fairway. So that's definitely key out here is you've got to find the fairways. The fairways are narrow and a lot of bunkers. But it's playing difficult. There's a lot of wind blowing out there, and you know, you've just got to hit it solid and try to keep it on the right side of the hole. You know, I did that pretty well and you're going to have to make some good up‑and‑downs, which I did, to keep my rounds going early yesterday. I made a good up‑and‑down on the second hole which is No. 11 and made a good up‑and‑down finishing the day on 9. I actually hit a pretty good shot, actually pitched on the sprinkler head and went over the green. Made a good up‑and‑down and gave me some momentum going into this afternoon. Q.  Some of the fairway bunkers out here are now designed and hazards are put into play; it's advantageous it seems like for big hitters off the tee like yourself. How much is that an advantage for you, or is it one? DUSTIN JOHNSON: I mean, it just depends. On some of the holes with the way the wind is blowing, you have some advantage and some holes, it's really not. A lot of these holes, you try to fit it in between bunkers, so you've got to hit it a certain distance. But, you know, there's a couple holes with the wind and if they are moving the tees up, I can fly the bunker. A lot of times you're trying to fit it in between. Q. 3‑under par 69, is that a good round? DUSTIN JOHNSON: It's a very good round. This golf course is very difficult without the wind, and then you have a 20‑mile‑an‑hour wind blowing, it makes it really difficult. I could be happier with 3‑under par. I played solid all day, drove it really well and holed some key par putts, 6‑ , 8‑footers in the middle of the round to keep you going. Just I didn't really take advantage of No. 10 and No. 12 yesterday starting out and made pars on both of those but other than that, I played really, really solid all day. Q. Do you feel your prodigious length is a big advantage? DUSTIN JOHNSON: It just depends. Obviously you'd like to say, it's always an advantage, but a lot of times out here on this golf course with the re‑design, you are trying to fit it in between bunkers and spots. But you know, sometimes when it's downwind, I can carry the bunkers no problem. But you've still got to drive it really straight and that's what I did. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports |
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