Q. Last year was your first Masters start. What have you learned from that experience that’s helped you so far this week?
LUDVIG ÅBERG: Yeah, I think so. This place, experience goes a long way, and I felt like we played a very disciplined round of golf today. When you execute the shots, it makes it a whole lot easier, obviously, but I felt like we managed sort of the shots where we were in between clubs in the right way and didn’t try to force anything, laid up on a couple of par-5s where I could have probably gone for it if I was aggressive.
Proud of the way that I finished and looking forward to tomorrow.
Q. How tough was it out there today?
LUDVIG ÅBERG: It was sneaky hard. There isn’t a ton of wind, but it still swirls. There’s a few greens that gets a little crusty towards the end of the afternoon, and you really have to place your second shots if you’re good off the tee. It makes it tricky when the wind kind of goes back in your face and then down.
But 15 was a great example where we could have hit 6 but hit a little chippy 5 to make sure it would cover and take that chip from the back, but overall, pleased.
Q. How have you prepared mentally for this test?
LUDVIG ÅBERG: I’ve just looked forward to it a lot. It’s a test of golf that I really enjoy. It demands a lot of patience. You can’t really force it. I felt like I like that type of golf. I enjoy that challenge. It’s almost like you’re walking on cloud 9 every time you play Augusta, and today that was case, as well.
Q. What’s the challenge of 15 specifically?
LUDVIG ÅBERG: Yeah, it’s tricky. The green is new so it gets a little bit firmer than some of the other ones. I was fortunate to get my drive pretty far down there so I could hit an iron in there.
But obviously you’re playing with fire when you’re messing with that front, especially with a short pin. That chip from long isn’t easy, either.
We said this week that if we’re in between numbers and you don’t love it then you should always lay up and take the wedge. It might seem boring, but a 5 isn’t a terrible score on that hole. But it’s a good golf hole.
Q. Can you put into context how good Justin Rose’s 7-under was today?
LUDVIG ÅBERG: It’s actually ridiculous. We were walking down, I can’t remember what hole it was, and he got it to 8 at some point, which we were like, that’s pretty impressive.
I haven’t seen any of his shots or putts, but I would imagine he’s pretty pleased with that.
Q. (Indiscernible) what are your sort of expectations —
LUDVIG ÅBERG: Yeah, I think we’ll expect it to get a little firm, as well. We’re expecting some nice weather, so that’s definitely the case. All you can do — it’s the same for everyone, and all we can do is just make sure that we’re ready when we play tomorrow again.
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