OPEN DE FRANCE

September 19, 2025

Marcus Armitage

Le Golf National

Quick Quotes

Q. Second round 68 to retain a two stroke advantage at the top. How do you assess that second round effort?

MARCUS ARMITAGE: A little bit of a battle today. For some reason, my irons were just going miles; a bit of gym work that I've started doing this week's paying off already, but yeah, the bulk going to mile today.

So I struggle with that a little bit, but, you know, all in all,I've kept my nose in front. Hopefully we can keep going over the weekend.

Q. It's a lot warmer today than it has been there in the week. Is that what you put that down to?

MARCUS ARMITAGE: Yeah, it has to be, yeah, and then probably, you know, bowl striking was a little bit better, you know. So the combination of the two felt like we're in Dubai, you know. Yeah. I ground it out and, you know, that's what it's about. It's not everyone's great on the good days. It's the bad days like that, but, you know, if you can shoot a score like I did and keep yourself in it, then yeah, you just just wait for the good days over the weekend.

Q. People say that following a low one is one of the hardest things to do in golf. So with that in mind, how proud of you of today's round.

MARCUS ARMITAGE: I wouldn't know, but. No, yeah, because you just get in your head and you just want to do what you did the day before, and you know, so you end up trying a little bit harder whereas when you shoot low ones, you're in flow and, you're on autopilot.

So it is a little bit tricky, but you know, plenty have done it in the past, so why not.

Q. You'll take it two-stroke lead into the weekend of this prestigious championship. What's the mindset like going into the final two rounds?

MARCUS ARMITAGE: Just get a target in my in my head and just go for it and you know, and do my best and you, add it up at the end of the week and no doubt, whatever I signed for on Sunday will be the best I could have done this week.