Aaron Rai’s Mindset After T2 At Rocket Mortgage Classic

Aaron Rai spoke to the media after finishing T2 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, and he was asked:

– Overall takeaways from the week?
– Will you be able to take positives from this week as you head to the John Deere?
– Is there a tangible difference to the feel of that approach on 18 knowing what is on the line?
– How much are you adapting in real time vs. relying on process?
– Is there a mindset change in the final round when you suddenly have to grind something out?

yeah overall a good week um obviously being in the position that we were in today um it was it was a great chance to maybe do a little bit more and got off to a really good start today um but just yeah threw in a few too many loose shots um and just didn’t really keep the round going as well as uh what I could have and as well as the last three days so that part was a little bit disappointing for sure um but as you said overall still a great we so many positives to take and um yeah really pleased with with how my game feels overall yeah I think so um I think I’ll feel it a little bit for the rest of this evening um but I think after after kind of going over things and analyzing them um on my travels tonight I can definitely take the positives um played nicely felt like I handled myself pretty well over the weekend as well being in the final group of actually the last couple of days so um um yeah a lot of positives to take on the mental front a lot of positives to take from the game as well yeah I would say so I mean um it’s cliche to try and stick to the process and really get into what I would normally do over a shop but uh yeah my body definitely feels different I’m sure uh I’m sure that’s the case for most of the guys in that situation um definitely a little bit of adrenaline definitely feel a little heavier for sure but again those situations are great to experience um just being able to excuse me just being able to manage those things and figure out what the Tendencies are in those situations and uh yeah hopefully just be a little bit better for it the next time yeah definitely um I’ve tried to practice practice in that way for quite a while now whether it’s on the driving range the chipping area or putting green and I think that definitely helps in those kind of situations out on the course um and felt like I did a pretty good job of that over the last two days really tried to Zone in on each shot um and yeah really pleased with with how I handled myself overall it is um I think when the momentum is really continuing throughout the round it’s it’s never easy but you can really ride that out and continue to see good shots and um you’re obviously executing a lot of good shots when when you’re making those kind of scores a day like today when things kind of slow down um you’ve really got to try and hang in there as much as possible and get the most out of each given situation it is a tricky shift because when been playing so well the last three days it’s kind of tricky to shift gears and it feels worse than what it actually is and um that part is definitely still a part that I I could learn and improve on um but yeah it was I think it was tricky out there for both me and AE we didn’t really have our best stuff um we both hung in there well and uh yeah it just wasn’t quite enough for us today