Ben Silverman recaps a fast start to the week highlighted by two par-4 eagles: a smoked driver at 5 and a mini-driver to 14 followed by a 40-footer. He explains the mindset shift—win or nothing—and why determination (not comfort) is the key as he pushes into the weekend.
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All right, Ben, eight eight under as you finished up the the second round here this morning. Uh I guess how pleased are you with um with the finish there and and getting to post a good number and setting yourself up uh heading into the third round this afternoon? Yeah, it’s uh I’m in a good spot. Happy with the way I played. Uh there’s some stuff I feel like I could have done better, but um I got a lot out of the first two days and in a position where I want to be at the weekend. feel like it’s not very often someone says they need to get more out of it when they Eagle two par fours. Uh can you can you take us through both of those holes and the shots you hit there on five and 14? Yeah, those holes were good. Um the the first one depending on where the the hole location was, which was kind of back middle, I felt like I had a lot of space to hit driver there. And on Tuesday, I never really thought about laying up and just smoked one right at the flag. Never left the stick. flew on the green and actually went past in the rough which I wasn’t expecting and I hit a great little flop shot that kind of trickled through the rough and went in which is nice. And then uh the other one on 14 just a high mini driver for me uh right over the right corner center of the green and made a 40ft slider. Those are bonus but it was fun. What do you uh I mean playing well coming in this I mean what’s the what’s been the key in your mind to to having a really really confident uh first couple of days here? Um maybe just a little shift in mindset a little bit uh a little bit more determined this week to come out and my my only focus is to win. So that’s why I said I felt like I could have got more out of it. I’m not in the lead yet so I still got work to do. And and you feel like that’s freed you up uh personally when it’s when you know that like hey I’m just going to come out of here and winning is the goal and No, it’s not freeing. It’s hard work and focus, but that’s uh pushing myself to get to that spot. Do you feel like uh the Jays, you know, getting a big win last night? Is that going to uh provide some added inspiration for uh for That was fun to watch. That was uh I mean I was like this a couple times like are you kidding me? That grand slam was just insane. Uh, no, that’s fun. It’s good to see for Toronto. Awesome. Thanks, Ben. Appreciate it. Thanks, guys.
