ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL

March 5, 2026

Jhonattan Vegas

Bay Hill Club and Lodge

Quick Quotes

Q. I heard you talked about patience. How much was patience tested earlier in the year here? I saw some of your finishes, probably not what you were after, but what have you changed, what's new today?

JHONATTAN VEGAS: You know what, I mean, nothing has changed. It's just, you know, it's putting in the work, right. Obviously the past few years dealing with injuries and that kind of slowed things down. Obviously I spend the fall trying to get my body healthy, and I didn't really quite spend the time necessary into the game as I should have. Just kind of working to get the body right for the year. I feel like I'm very close and obviously it showed today.

Q. So no real change for this week, equipment or a little swing change?

JHONATTAN VEGAS: No, equipment-wise I got a new putter and it seems to be working well, especially around these greens. Hopefully we can keep that magic going.

Q. What injuries were you trying to heal up?

JHONATTAN VEGAS: Right shoulder. I had surgery in 2013 and, I don't know, it just hasn't felt the best -- I mean in 2023, sorry -- and it just hadn't felt that great ever since. So, you know, I mean obviously it's never fun playing that much golf as we do with injuries, because it's hard to really get a hundred percent. So it's a work in progress every day.

Q. I was going to ask, is it something that you're still trying to work through or did something finally break through that helped your shoulder?

JHONATTAN VEGAS: It's just something that you have to keep working every day. With injuries and with the way the body goes, it's a work in progress. I mean, it's a never ending process.

Q. Having your physio here with you this week, can you talk a little bit about this?

JHONATTAN VEGAS: Yeah, you know what, obviously tried to change it up a little bit, and just kind of focus on doing a lot more physio work than probably more working out like I was doing before, just keeping the body in a better place. So it's been fun. It's been good, it's been feeling better, and we got to keep doing that work.

Q. It's a funny game, isn't it. I mean, just turn it around and be able to --

JHONATTAN VEGAS: You know what, it's just one shot, one putt, one good sensation. We're always looking for that great sensation, and build on it. I feel like I was kind of pretty close to that today, and we just got to keep doing that.