Q. Bogey‑free opening round, what did you like about your round?
ZAC BLAIR: Yeah, just did a lot of stuff pretty good. Hit it nice and made a couple putts, and a couple greens I missed, hit some good chips and kind of kept it together, which is good.
Q. Played this course before. What's the key to navigating?
ZAC BLAIR: I mean, getting the ball in the right spot kind of on the greens. You know, they're kind of big and can be some tricky spots, so ball‑striking and kind of chipping and putting is important. Obviously pretty generous off the tee, but can't miss. If you miss big or in the wrong spot, it's pretty dead. But yeah, just kind of got to do everything well.
Q. Anything you've been working on recently that clicked?
ZAC BLAIR: Not really. Just kind of had one of those rounds where didn't make any bogeys and made a couple of decent putts early that kind of got the momentum or kept the momentum. But yeah, just the same stuff.
Q. What's the pressure like this time of year for you?
ZAC BLAIR: Pretty regular for me it seems like. But yeah, I mean, you obviously want to play well and you want to keep your card or you want to finish in the top hundred. Every little notch below that is good until it's not good. Just important to play well, and when you're playing good, kind of take advantage of it and finish it off, I guess.
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