I'm scheduled to take Monday off. |
I'm sorry and empathetic for what happened. |
I'm sorry to see the tournament leave. It's such a great place, and I'd love to be the last one to win it. |
I'm still trying to find something that works the best for that event. It's still a little awkward for me. |
I'm taking the 3-iron out more and more because I'm able to hit the 4-wood about a 3-iron distance, but I also have a lot more variety of shots with it. |
I've been trying to get ready and get prepared for Masters. I mean, that's a tournament that really means a lot and I don't want to undermine a tournament like this because it's a really great event and a quality event. I'm very proud to be the champion. |
I've been working hard on the shots that are required over here. I also studied the course and how to play it. I love this tournament, I just haven't played well here in the past. It's disappointing to fall short here but it's also very encouraging to know that I'm able to contend in this championship. |
I've gained a lot of respect for him this week, and not only as a player. Let me tell you a story: I played the front nine today in four over, and on the 10th tee he came up to me kind of shyly and asked, 'Do you mind if I say something?' I said go right ahead. He said, 'C'mon, let's go have some fun on the back side.' I thought that was pretty cool. |
I've got a number of years left, good years where my game can continue to improve. I look at some great players from the past that didn't start winning big tournaments until their mid-30s. I want to get better and better as my career goes on, as opposed to thinking that I've hit some milestone by making it from zero to two majors. |
I've got to drive the ball reasonably in play here. The fairways are OK generous, but there's a lot of trouble off the fairways if you don't hit them. |
I've learned a lot. But it's not like I could just cram that into a year and have it all down. It's taken me years of seeing what's worked well and what hasn't. |
I've loved every minute of it, but now I want to start looking ahead and see if I can break through and win my first U.S. Open, because I've been so close so many times and haven't done it. I'd love to win that tournament very much. |
I've putted very poorly, and I've got to get the ball rolling in the hole better. I've hit some good shots and played well in a lot of tournaments, but I haven't been making the 4- or 5-footers and I have not been making the 15- and 20-footers that I've been making the last couple of years. |
If it's into the wind, I don't think anybody is going to be able to get over that water. But the closer part of that lake, no doubt (it favors long hitters). |
If you're looking for me to shed a tear, it's not going to happen. But I know ... that come Sunday his name will find its way up on top somewhere. Fortunately, a lot of other guys got off to a good start. |