It was a great experience. I enjoyed it, but it was tough.
I tried to enjoy it as much as I could, but it’s hard to really enjoy yourself when you’re playing in tough conditions and struggling a bit with both your swing and your mentality, of course.
The swing doesn’t change from day-to-day. I think the mental side plays a big part. I’d just played two rounds in really tough conditions on a course that is extremely challenging.
I had so plenty of good putts that didn’t drop. Many of my putts shaved the hole. So, it is what it is.
There were obviously more people watching me today – more of my family members, my parents, my friends. But I don’t think that affected me. I just struggled and couldn’t find a rhythm.
I played a better front nine today, with just a bogey on seven and nine, but then two bad holes in a row on the back nine really killed me.
I feel that on a course set up like this, a DP World Tour Rolex Series event, you can’t really chase a score because the pins are all in such tough positions. You can’t really go straight at them with a four-iron or a five-iron. So, I was just trying to play smart golf.
I thought I was doing well on the front nine, but then the back nine let me down. So, it is what it is.
The support was amazing. I didn’t expect so many people to come out. I’m really grateful to everyone who came and supported me, and hopefully next time we’ll get a better result.
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