Dylan Frittelli was more than pleased with his final round 64 as he ran world No 6 Justin Rose close at the Turkish Airlines Open.
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‘I had two chip-ins yesterday. I don’t know, something’s clicking right in my short game. I felt really confident over all of those chips,’ said Frittelli, who stormed into contention with five birdies in a row on the front nine.
‘I’m glad they got me in contention today and seemed to play pretty well under pressure. I was really looking at the last three events to try and peek inside the top 30 in the rankings.
‘Not sure where this will put me now, but definitely inside that top 30 and looking at two more big events that could push my way into the top 10, hopefully.
‘Great performance on the front nine that got me into contention and played pretty well through the back nine.’
Frittelli’s iron play was dialled in as he set up a number of good chances for more birdies after making the turn.
‘Although a few putts slipped by I’m still proud of the way I finished. I played with Justin yesterday and he played amazing golf.
‘For me it was wonderful to be out there with him. Strikes it really well. Great guy, chatted between shots. It was so much fun being out there. He’s a worthy winner. Yesterday he played the socks off of me, so congrats to him. I took two weeks off before this. I played pretty well this week. It seems to be a good chance for me to take some time off and keep it rolling to South Africa and hopefully to Dubai, and play well next week in front of the home crowd.’
