WM PHOENIX OPEN

February 7, 2025

Nick Hardy

TPC Scottsdale

Quick Quotes

Q. Nick, deciding to wait until the morning, can you talk about what goes through your mind as you're deciding what to do there?

NICK HARDY: Yeah, look, the sun was down. I want to give myself the best chance of making that putt, and the competitor in me wants to hit it now, but I know that the best chance for me to make that putt is to come back tomorrow.

Q. So there was a part of you as you were walking to the green, were you 50/50 in your mind?

NICK HARDY: When I was walking to the green, I was wondering if the officials would agree with me. But the sun was definitely down, and I was like, you know what, they're only a minute away from blowing it, so I've got to give myself the best chance to make this putt.

Q. Can you just describe why -- in layman's terms why it's better in the morning do you think?

NICK HARDY: Well, fresh greens, perfect light. You've got enough light to see everything, any imperfections in the line. Yeah, I think a lot of people might hit that putt, but I think for me to give myself the best chance to hit that putt, I'll wait until tomorrow.

Q. Have you had this situation before?

NICK HARDY: Yeah, I had this situation at Colonial last year. We were in a delay. I had about a 15-footer on the last hole, and I knocked it in after about an hour and a half delay. Hopefully I can get some of those good memories for tonight going into tomorrow.

Q. What's the plan tonight?

NICK HARDY: Stay away from my phone and rest easy and dream about making that putt.

Q. So you will think about it?

NICK HARDY: Well, before I go to bed, I think it's important to hit that putt a couple times and then forget about it and then wake up tomorrow and get a good warm-up on the green and then go out and make it.

Q. What type of putt do you think?

NICK HARDY: It's probably like 17 feet downhill, right to left. It's a pretty easy read, but obviously a 17-footer, anyone knows the odds of making a 17-footer. Not very good. But if I hit a good putt, that's all I can control.