Q&A with Oliver Roberts

Hong Kong Team member Oliver Roberts talks about his first round at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship.

Oliver Roberts

Q: How did you feel the game went today?

A: Pretty happy, a few good chances, but had a tough stretch in the middle of the round where I really struggled to hit some good tee shots. Had really good passes that kept me going, kept me in the round and then finished strongly with some really good birdie chances. So I'm happy with that one.

Q: Do you see a big difference between the front 9 and back 9?

A: Yeah, it's almost a story of two 9s. Lots more short path, a bit more opportunities on the front 9. Back 9 you really got to go after it, play some smarter shots. And if you hit good shots, hit some good drives you can really get a good score going on the back 2.

Q: Did the weather play a part in your performance?

A: Not really, this morning when we went out in the rain it really killed the distance for everybody. Other than that, it didn't really make too much of a difference so I'm pretty happy really.

Q: How's the team supporting you?

A: The set-up's been fantastic, we've had so much support. Hong Kong GA and Clearwater bay had been really good to us, they let us come out a lot and practise during the months leading up to this so it's been fantastic support.