THE AMERICAN EXPRESS

January 20, 2022

Joseph Bramlett

PGA WEST Pete Dye Stadium Course

Quick Quotes

Q. 10 birdies, 7-under par 65 on the Stadium Course. Got to feel pretty good about your playing. I know there was three bogeys in there, but you got on a great run there, certainly on the back nine, seven of your last eight holes. What was going right today?

JOSEPH BRAMLETT: Yeah, I hit it really well, been swinging it great lately and hit a lot of good irons, a lot of good tee shots and just set myself up. The greens are rolling really well, I stuck a few close that were kick-ins and then I got a couple others to fall so it's one of those days you get on a run and you just try to keep out running.

Q. I heard you found out you changed cracked your driver yesterday and it was a challenge finding it. How were you able to do it and what was the resolution to that?

JOSEPH BRAMLETT: Thankfully I travel with a backup, but yeah, it's the second time in six months I cracked a driver on Wednesday at like 2 p.m. after the equipment trucks leave. So, yeah, but I called J.J. the Titleist guy, he got right on it and I had a backup and then, yeah, thankfully the backup performed pretty good, so he's got another one just in case if I need it.

Q. Your career's had some struggles with injuries and stuff and you get back to the PGA TOUR last year, but you win the Korn Ferry TOUR Championship. How important is that, what has that done for you as you came into this season?

JOSEPH BRAMLETT: It's just been an enormous confidence boost. I've always felt like I'm capable of winning at this level and to win at that level is really darn close, so it just gave me a lot of affirmation the things I'm working on are paying off and I just need to keep going down this road.