U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 2020

September 19, 2020

Hideki Matsuyama

Winged Foot Golf Club

Flash Interview

Q. Hideki Matsuyama, even par 70. How are you feeling going into tomorrow?

HIDEKI MATSUYAMA: Yeah, I made a lot of birdies, more birdies today than I have the first two days, but hopefully tomorrow I can make the same number of birdies without the bogeys.

Q. Talk a little bit about your putting this week, especially today.

HIDEKI MATSUYAMA: I hit some good putts today, but at the same time I hit some bad ones. The greens were really difficult to read and to putt on. Hopefully tomorrow I just pray that I have more makes.

Q. How do you use your experience in past majors tomorrow in this position?

HIDEKI MATSUYAMA: I know how difficult the U.S. Open is. I mean, you just have to get out there and grind, and the experience that I have, I'll just have to use that and grind as hard as I can.

Q. Can you talk through the third shot on the 17th hole and what the lie was like?

HIDEKI MATSUYAMA: I can't blame the lie. I wish I could, but I can't. I just hit a bad shot there. Hopefully that won't happen tomorrow and I can do my best.