Michael Thorbjornsen starts 3 back, stays patient in the best scoring conditions, and ties the lead at the turn—but Xander’s 7-under back nine proves too much. First time in the final group, Michael says his game’s in a good spot, he learned from Max & Xander, and he’s already locked in for Black Desert in two weeks.
All right, Michael, you started three strokes back from the lead. You knew today was going to be a fight. What was your mentality at the beginning of the round? Uh, just play as solid as I possibly could. I know it’s a lot of birdies to be had out there. Uh, game’s been feeling good. I think this was the best day condition wise to kind of shoot a low score. Um, but just stay patient. Uh, I didn’t really start off great those first three, four holes, but kind of caught some momentum in the middle of the the front nine there. And yeah, uh, I think we were matched after nine holes and Daniel just pulled away in the back n. Was there a specific moment where you felt like there was a chance that you could run away with a win? Uh, I don’t know if I could run away with it, but uh, I mean, to start off the day, I knew my game was in a good place, so if I played really good, and I feel like I would have a chance to win. Um, I mean, again, I can only control what I can control. And I mean, Xander shooting seven under, me having to shoot 10 under is kind of a big ask. Uh, but I mean, definitely after nine holes, I found myself in the position that I wanted to be in. I think we were all square, the three of us. Um, and yeah, it just wasn’t my day or wasn’t my back night. It was a solid day though overall. Um, what is the biggest takeaway that you can take from just this week altogether? Uh, that my game’s in a good spot. I feel like uh we’ve been struggling to kind of shoot some lower scores or feel like I’ve been playing well, but score hasn’t really showed that. Uh, and today as well being in the last group, that was my first time being in the final group. Uh, feel like I managed myself really well. Played some good golf. Um, definitely learned a few things from Max and and Xander there. Just watching how they operate. Um, leading off the tournament. Um, yeah, overall great week. Definitely can’t complain. Uh, game’s in a good spot and just looking forward to Black Desert in a couple weeks. Awesome. Thank you for the time. Thank you.
