July 24, 2014
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ROBERT ALLENBY
Q. That's a sweet 66 to get it started
here at the Canadian Open. You must have had
a little fun out there today.
ROBERT ALLENBY: I played well, played
nicely. Just hit the ball solid, hit a lot of fairways,
hilt a lot of greens, made some nice putts here and
there. But yeah, look, happy to start with a 66 for
sure.
Q. We haven't been to this venue for
quite some time for the Canadian Open. Give
us your impressions of the course.
ROBERT ALLENBY: I like it. It's very old
school. I was here I think it was in '01 when we
last played here for the Open, and I enjoyed it then
and I played quite well back then. Yeah, I mean, I
like these sort of old school courses. It's all right in
front of you, but there's certain strategies involved
on certain holes. I like the greens. You've got to
be very precise because a lot of the greens have
got these mounds in them and there's different
sections, which is very old school. I kind of like
that.
Q. What was the key to your round
here today?
ROBERT ALLENBY: I made it to the
course from downtown.
Q. That simple, huh?
ROBERT ALLENBY: No, I played well. I
hit the ball well off the tee and hit good iron shots
and just made the odd putt or two.
Q. Actually your best finish in the RBC
Canadian Open was here in 2001. How much
different is this golf course after a renovation
than you remember?
ROBERT ALLENBY: I remember some
holes but not really a lot of it. I've always
remembered that it's very old school type of golf
here. The greens are -- obviously you're playing
two different nines. The front nine is completely
different to the back nine. The back nine has got a
lot of water on it, whereas the front nine doesn't
have any water on it. Some of the greens are
smaller I think on the front nine.
You know, it's a good test of golf.
Obviously it was a little soft this morning from the
rain we had yesterday, but it's in great shape, and I
was looking forward to coming here because of
some of the memories that I did have from '01.
Q. You're in position to make the
Playoffs, although it's not a secure position, so
for you after missing the Playoffs due to some
injury last year, what is your feeling as you
look forward to that part of the year?
ROBERT ALLENBY: Well, obviously I
have to play well this week. That was the plan,
had last week off, obviously, just -- you know, just
took it easy last week, really. It's been such a long
year already. I've played so much more golf than
what I've ever played really in my whole career.
When you're not in the top 50 in the world and
you're not in the majors and you're not in the world
events, you schedule changes. All of a sudden
after 14 years, 15 years, I was playing all those
tournaments, and then when you're not in, then
you've got to go play courses that you haven't
played before, and it's tricky. It's not as easy as it
once was. But it's just a matter of persevering, and
hopefully come this week I continue my form the
way I played today.
Q.
Just a couple comments from
today?
ROBERT ALLENBY: I played well from
tee to green and putted quite nicely, too. You
know, I sort of really didn't struggle too much. I hit
a lot of fairways, hit a lot of greens and just tried to
give myself as many opportunities as possible for
birdie.
Q. Does the course fit your eye?
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ROBERT ALLENBY: Yeah, I like the
course. I like the course a lot. I'm always a big fan
of more the old school type of courses. The
courses they build today are just a bit too funky, I
think. Too many buried cars and all sorts of stuff,
tractors in the middle of some of the greens these
days. But it's a good golf course, and I enjoyed
playing here back in '01 last time I was here. It's a
good test of golf.
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