THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

June 19, 2025

Billy Dowling

Quick Quotes

Q. Billy, describe your emotions as you head to the quarterfinals.

BILLY DOWLING: Yeah, I feel great. I played really well today, both in the first round and then this afternoon. I don't think I did too much wrong, to be honest. I stuck to my game plan the whole day, and I'm just happy it paid off.

Q. What was the key to your good golf? Obviously two very good wins today.

BILLY DOWLING: I think my caddie really kept me level-headed the whole way, just one shot at a time, one hole at a time. I never got too ahead of myself if I was up, and if I was down, I just held in there and I just felt like it was a good game plan.

Q. You've mentioned your past links golf experience over the last few years. Have you been able to apply your learnings to Royal St George's here this week so far?

BILLY DOWLING: Yeah, I feel like I have. Adjusting to all different lies, conditions, winds, everything, I feel like it's just a natural progression over the years from coming here two years ago up until now. You just slowly and gradually find ways to get the ball in the hole.

Q. Do you allow yourself to start thinking about the big prize now that you're into the last eight? You're obviously into the business end of the week. Do you think about that sort of thing, or do you stick to your processes?

BILLY DOWLING: Yeah, I think it crosses the mind here and there, but at the same time I've still got a job to do, and I'm just taking it one opponent at a time because anything can happen in match play, so there's no point really getting ahead of yourself and thinking about what could be.

Q. Obviously the golf course changed a little bit over the course of this week, winds got up today. How does that change your game plan at all?

BILLY DOWLING: Yeah, a little bit. I guess off the tee it might be adjusting to where bunkers are placed and stuff like that. But I'm playing against the same player off the same tee box as me, so we're both facing the same challenge.

Q. How do you reset after a big day today?

BILLY DOWLING: Just like I have last the last few days, really. I'll go back, relax, have a good chat with my caddie who I'm staying with, and probably won't speak too much about golf.