ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS

April 26, 2025

Jake Knapp

Frankie Capan

TPC Louisiana

Quick Quotes

Q. 12-under 60 today. What do you think clicked collectively today with your games?

FRANKIE CAPAN III: We birdied a lot of opposite holes, so that helped a lot. I really think we both had a good chance on most every hole, and in a best ball it's nice to just have a lot of looks at it, and I felt like we did a really good job of just kind of taking care of our own games and making a few putts out there.

Q. Jake, how do you feel like you guys mesh from a golf perspective but also a personality perspective because it seems like having both of those is really beneficial in this format.

JAKE KNAPP: For sure, yeah. I think, like I said, getting along with the guy you're playing with is really important. Just keeps the environment in a really positive space and helps both players play really well, and I think we do that. We've gotten along ever since we met really a few years ago.

Yeah, I think it's important, and especially if you hit a couple bad shots, whatever, it's nice to know your partner is not going to be saying bad things about you or getting mad at you, and we're always patting each other on the back.

Q. Frankie, as a rookie going into a final round tomorrow, the chance to get your first title, how nice is it knowing you have a partner who's been there, done that, and has experienced what that final-round pressure is like?

FRANKIE CAPAN III: Yeah, it's been great. I think at every level, whether it's junior golf, amateur golf, Korn Ferry TOUR, now PGA TOUR, you want to just kind of get comfortable at every stage, and I feel like I've been able to do that better and better the last couple years.

But having Jake by my side has been great. He was helping me with a couple things on the range yesterday, even for some tee shots today that I felt like really helped. I feel like my game felt a lot more clean than it did the first couple rounds. Just going to go work on a few more things and be ready for tomorrow.

Q. Do you think a good week like this could help you build momentum for the rest of the season as we get into the summer?

FRANKIE CAPAN III: Yeah, of course. I started out the season fairly well and struggled a bit lately, but I never felt like my game was too far away. I think that's the unique thing about golf is you could have one weird day or a couple bounces not go your way and think, man, I shot 74, but it really didn't feel like I played that poorly.

I think for me, it's just a matter of getting more experience. I always enjoyed learning from people older and more experienced than me, so it's been great having Jake by my side and just kind of picking his brain and asking him a few things here and there and working on some shots, as well.

Q. How did you guys meet and how did the pairing come about?

FRANKIE CAPAN III: Sony?

JAKE KNAPP: Yeah, we met early on in Korn Ferry, I think just playing with one another if I'm not mistaken, when I was out there, and he was close to getting his card that year, and I remember sending him a message at the end of the year just telling him that he was really good and it was just a matter of time.

Yeah, I think we had the discussion maybe when I was there like early on at Sony or something like that and we kind of talked about it, and I told him I was a for-sure yes as long as I was going to play in the event. I was obviously hoping to play in the Masters last week and whatnot, but I'm happy to be here now in the position that we're in.