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U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPAugust 15, 2016Ben GriffinBloomfield Hills, Michigan Q. What was the reason? Were you hitting it close? BEN GRIFFIN: Yeah, I hit it close a few times. Really drove the ball pretty well, was able to put myself in position to make a lot of good swings into the green and give myself some chances at birdies and capitalized on most of them, missed a few putts. Even though I shot 66, but it was overall a really good round. Q. What do you think about the difference between the two? Does the North fit your game more because it's not as testing of a game? BEN GRIFFIN: Yeah. Q. And the greens are smaller, the complexes -- you see the difference in the complexes. BEN GRIFFIN: Yeah, North Course you can definitely get a low score on. You've got a lot more wedges and a lot more short irons. South Course you see a lot more long irons, so it's definitely a better test, the South Course, so tomorrow I just need to keep driving it well and hit the mid to long irons pretty close. I think it probably plays two shots harder, the South Course, but still, I'd say they were both the same condition. Q. Do you get a phone call or a text from somebody and they say what did you do today, and you say, I shot 66 at the U.S. Amateur, that's still got to be a good thing? BEN GRIFFIN: That's not a bad thing. I don't mind it. That's for sure. Q. How many of these have you played in? BEN GRIFFIN: This is my second U.S. Am, but I played the Pub Links when I was 16, so had a few USGA experiences. Q. Do you like the way the courses are set up at USGAs? BEN GRIFFIN: Yeah, I do for sure. I think the greens are a little softer than at a usual USGA event, but that allows for closer shots and lower scores, so I had a lot of fun today. Q. But you get a good score on a course that you said plays two shots harder than the other one, which may not have as much hard work to do when you play the South tomorrow? BEN GRIFFIN: Well, I think North is two shots easier. Yeah, if I can post anything around even or a few under is going to make up a lot of ground on the South Course, so hopefully I can just keep playing and just keep shooting after pins. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports   |
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