THE 153RD OPEN

July 17, 2025

Kristoffer Reitan

Mixed Zone

Q. Tell us about your first round at The Open.

KRISTOFFER REITAN: It was a good start. Got going pretty good at the front nine. Tricky weather on the back nine especially. Yeah, as I said, I felt like I did a really good job on the front. But just a little bit off, and maybe a couple of club choices off the tee on certain occasions made me run through the fairway. You're not really doing that much wrong; you're just slightly off, and you can easily make a mistake in tough conditions.

I felt like I was playing pretty decently but got penalized pretty heavily on the back nine. But always nice to finish with a birdie.

Q. What were the adjustments and the things that you will be working on for the rest of --

KRISTOFFER REITAN: Yeah, I left a couple of shots out to the right, which I really do not like to see. So that's pretty much all I can do from trying to do what I can control better. But other than that, maybe the benefit of knowing the course a little bit better tomorrow will help me.