July 26, 2014
An Interview with:
TAYLOR PENDRITH
TAYLOR PENDRIDTH: Yeah, hit a lot of
greens and I made some putts. I felt pretty much
every hole on the back nine I had to make every
putt, and I made five of them. It was a lot better
than yesterday.
Q. What was the biggest difference?
TAYLOR PENDRIDTH: Hit more greens.
Hit a lot of greens. Other than the last hole on 18,
it was kind of disappointing, but for most the part I
played solid all day.
Q.
How was your experience this
week?
TAYLOR PENDRITH: It was awesome.
Just to be out here, it's sweet and to play good and
make the cuts feels good and to have another
decent round today, it's awesome.
Q. Is this a big step for your career, do
you think?
TAYLOR PENDRIDTH: Absolutely. Just
getting out here experiencing what the PGA guys
experience every week, it's pretty awesome.
Q. Is your family here and everybody
else?
TAYLOR PENDRIDTH: My family is here.
Q. Like everybody?
TAYLOR PENDRIDTH: My mom and dad
are here. My girlfriend's here and just them.
Q. Can you take us through 18?
TAYLOR PENDRIDTH: Bad swing. Hit it
left in the hazard and then didn't have a good lie.
230 to the pin. I was just going to layup and make
a 5 and hit a poor wedge shot. It is what it is.
Q. Seems like this whole week a break
here and there and you could have had some
really nice scores?
TAYLOR PENDRIDTH: Yeah, for sure, a
couple of swings I would take back, but other than
that I'm playing pretty solid. Keep doing what I'm
doing hopefully have a good one tomorrow.
Q. Yesterday there was a penalty on 6.
What was that for?
TAYLOR PENDRIDTH: I hit a ball, lost it.
So I had to go three off the tee.
Q. 16, hit driver, looked like a relatively
ballsy play into the wind. What was your
thought process?
TAYLOR PENDRIDTH: Well, I was going
to hit 3-wood but I didn't want to be too far back. If
I missed the 3-wood a little bit then I got 200 in.
I was just feeling comfortable with it and I
was aiming my driver good all day, pretty straight.
So just stepped up and rip it.
Q. Are there places that you have to
really dial back, is that going to be part of the
process of figuring out like I mean you're
playing pretty brazen golf out there, you're
hitting the ball places. Watched on 16 you hit
40 yards back, got short. Is that going to be
something you'll have to figure out, just kind of
where to use the power you've got and how to
use it best?
TAYLOR PENDRIDTH: I mean, different
courses suit my game more than others. And this
course is pretty good because I can hit driver on
most holes.
The back nine's a little tough. But on other
courses, if it's tighter, whatever, I don't have a
problem hitting a 2-iron and toning it back.
Here, I feel comfortable with it. And might
as well. Might as well hit driver if I have that
advantage and have shorter clubs then might as
well keep doing it.
Q. What does tomorrow hold for you,
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put the throttle down and see what can
happen?
TAYLOR PENDRIDTH: Yeah, go out and
play my game, see if I can make as many birdies
as I did today, if not more, see what happens.
Q. (Question off microphone).
TAYLOR PENDRIDTH: My goal for the
week was just to come out here, have some good
rounds, just like any other tournament.
If I play good first two days, then I'll make
the cut. If I play poorly, I'll miss the cut. And kind
of had a good day and a bad day. So made the
cut on the number which was awesome, and then
just it's awesome to be out here, play two more
rounds on the weekends. Feeling pretty good.
Q. Talk to any of the guys before
(inaudible)?
TAYLOR PENDRIDTH: Yeah, a little bit. I
mean, the amateur team, they're all super excited
just to be here. They had a couple of difficult
rounds I guess, couple difficult holes, but they're
super excited to be here as am I. It's a good
experience to share with all of them.
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