U.S. ADAPTIVE OPEN

July 6, 2026

Mario Dino

Woodmont Country Club (South Course)

Quick Quotes

Q. Here with Mario Dino; 1-under today. Mario, you got off to a fantastic start today. Why don't you just talk about those first few holes.

MARIO DINO: Yeah, I would say the first six holes are the easiest on the course, so just took advantage. I had a chip-in birdie on one, so that is always good to start.

And then the two par-5s are always good to birdie. So that was nice.

Q. How does it feel, you know, you posted up a bunch of birdies; does that help your mindset going into the next two days?

MARIO DINO: Yeah, yeah, I would definitely say -- my practice rounds I didn't make a lot of birdies so just focused on making more birdies on the back nine and just having birdie opportunities. That's where you really want to go. Not necessarily trying to focus on trying to make birdie, but having birdie opportunities.

Q. Did you learn anything from your last few holes that you might adjust this afternoon heading into tomorrow?

MARIO DINO: I might go get another glove for my right hand because it's really humid and my hands were slipping.

Q. Awesome. And then obviously the weather change a little bit today compared to the last few days; did that affect the course at all or did it change your mindset, too?

MARIO DINO: I think with the rain it was definitely softer. I think it's more humid now. It was hot experience now it's more humid.

So just softer and just that's pretty much it, yeah.

Q. Looking forward to tomorrow and the final round, what are some of your goals?

MARIO DINO: Definitely still -- my goal coming here was making the cut so just focused on making the cut and then trying to play well.