Q. Bogey‑free 63, what did you like about your opening round?
CHRIS KIRK: A lot. Yeah, there was a lot to like for sure. It felt like my swing was in a really good spot and hit a bunch of really nice putts. I'm sorry I'm not going to have a very exciting answer for you, but yeah, it was just a really steady day.
Q. Any birdies or putts that stick out, any favorite shot of the day?
CHRIS KIRK: Yeah, 16 for sure. I made easily my worst swing of the day, hit kind of like a little bit of a chunk pull that ended up on the front left of the green and had, I don't know, probably 60 feet or something like that up and over a ridge and made it. That was one that I'm just trying to get it up there close and two‑putt and get out of there, so huge bonus right there for sure.
Q. First time to this course, correct?
CHRIS KIRK: No, I played here once before. I played the first year the tournament moved here I played, and I've been to Cabo on vacation a few times and love it here. Yeah, it's nice to be back. I haven't played very many fall tournaments the last handful of years, but it's been fun this year. I enjoy the time at home for sure in the fall if I can get it, but we go to a lot of really, really cool places in the fall.
Q. What are you seeing and liking from this course in particular?
CHRIS KIRK: I don't know. I feel like the greens are ‑‑ I putted really well in Bermuda and the greens are a really similar speed. They're paspalum as opposed to bermuda, but playability wise they're really similar. So I feel like I'm reading the greens pretty well and have made a good many nice putts, which that's kind of the part of my game where I feel like if that's working, then I'm going to have some success.
Q. Already two top‑10s this fall. What are you looking at finding of trying to stay in that top‑100?
CHRIS KIRK: Just go day by day, shot by shot. I know how cliche that sounds, but there's not really anything I can do to control like where I finish on a points list. The only thing that I have somewhat of control over is just how I approach each day and how I look at each shot, just trying to keep it as simple as that.
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