Q. Denny, nice day out there, off to a super hot start, started with three in a row right there. This golf course changed. We felt like it just changed. Did you expect it? Did you know that was coming? In your mind, were you like, let's get off to a hot start because there won't be many out there in the second half of this golf course?

DENNY McCARTHY: Yeah, you just know that getting off on 1, most guys are going to make birdie with a chance at eagle down off the right.

It wasn't that different. It firmed up a little I think just because of the last three days, but it was almost the exact same direction, maybe just a tick different today than yesterday. But yeah, down off the right, 2's a bowl pin pretty much downwind, 3's a good chance, a lot of guys hit driver up around the green so they're good scoring chances.

I wasn't forcing myself to like I have to make birdies, but I played really solid today. Honestly, I didn't really make that much. I felt like I probably could have shot somewhere in the ballpark of 7 to 9 under, but I still played really solid.

Q. That was going to be my next question to you because I thought you hit a lot of good putts today. It appeared like you hit it on the line you wanted, they could have just as easily gone in, fell one way this way instead of half a ball that way. Did you feel the same?

DENNY McCARTHY: Yeah. All week I felt these greens are really tricky to read and then you throw in a 20‑ to 30‑mile an hour wind on top of that, it just, putting in the wind to me is more difficult than even hitting the shots in the wind just because once the ball gets going, the wind can influence it so much. So it depends on when you're hitting the putt, if there's a gust, if it's lulled or if it's constantly blowing. You know, there's so many variables that go into it. And these Paspalum greens, they've been tricky to see.

I've made some nice putts, but I haven't really cleaned up in that four‑ to eight‑foot range like I would like. I'm going to go hit some putts here and try and gain a little confidence for tomorrow.