(Today) is my best chance (to win since the Open), so I?ve just got to go out there and try and learn from the past. |
[Winning the British Open didn't protect Ben Curtis from golf's ups and downs. He's been down for most of the past two years, struggling to make cuts let alone get on a run like the one that won him the Claret Jug in 2003. Yesterday, though, he was up. Way up. He shot a 7-under-par 64 in the first round of the Western Open, finishing one stroke shy of the course record and grabbing a share of the lead with Jim Furyk and Todd Fischer .] I'm still a long ways away from playing really good golf, ... It's coming, but I'd like to put four good rounds together instead of one or two. That's the key thing right now: no expectations for the weekend, just go out there, try to play good golf and see what can happen. |
Dell dude |
Depending on how the course plays tomorrow, I'll feel prepared and ready to go. |
Here I'm not worried about the cut, I just want to go out there and play good golf and try and get in contention. |
Hold this a second, will ya? |
Hopefully, we are going to go somewhere next week and that's it. Going to spend a few days by ourselves and have a good time. |
I blindfolded my girlfriend at night and led her into the woods, where I had a blanket, rose petals, champagne and candles. I played a song I wrote for her, and the rest of the night turned out great. |
I didn?t struggle to make bogeys or par even. They were just all tap-ins. It?s just one of those rounds. |
I didn't want to come in here and just shoot 80-80, say, 'See you guys later,' ... It was just one of those unfortunate events that happened, that I wish I could be here. From now, I'll be here in the future. |
I got off to a good start and just felt comfortable all day. |
I got off to probably one of the best starts you could get, then hit it in the water and just stalled from there. I made a good up-and-down [wedge to 5 feet], and then just nothing happened after that. I didn't struggle to make pars, and if I would have got a couple clubs correctly, I could have it close, but I didn't. |
I gradually just worked on the swing and started hitting the ball better. That led to making some putts and that's been the key. It's just fun to go play again. |
I just feel it's something I should do as the Open champion. |
I like it. It's an old-style golf course. |