10/03/2017
Golf and Hero Indian Open Followers:
Interview with Matteo Manassero (Italy). Leader on Day1 First round 68 (-4)
A good start, how do you feel after that round?
You have to be always in play, otherwise there will be a lot of high numbers and a lot of doubles It’s very easy to lose shots on this course.
I played solid, I started with a birdie putt and I just missed the fairway and hit the shoulder of the green, chipped in. It was a false start. I just kept playing well and had a lot of birdie chances and that was the key after starting with a double.
Any particular highlights?
I made a very good putt on 17th. I think that was important, I was two over at that point after seven holes. Making I would say a 18-footer or something like that, right to left, It brought me to one over. I always feel that the front nine, if you play well, it’s a little bit easier to… it’s more scoreable so I felt like I could have done a good comeback after that.
How does this set you up for the rest of the tournament?
It’s really long. I started well, which was important because I have been three weeks at home and to come back to a tough course like this, it’s never easy. So the fact that I found a lot of birdies, it’s very, very positive and I’ll try to keep it that way.
