I knew my game was in a good place – Augusta showed that. But I had played some really good rounds of golf of late and I enjoyed a week off before the Texas Open for my son’s birthday. It got me away from the game and I didn’t do too much – just enough to keep the feeling I have been having success with.
You played well at The Masters, finishing tied for seventh, so you must have been feeling good at the start of the week in Texas…
I knew my game was in a good place – Augusta showed that. But I had played some really good rounds of golf of late and I enjoyed a week off before the Texas Open for my son’s birthday. It got me away from the game and I didn’t do too much – just enough to keep the feeling I have been having success with.
It was your first PGA Tour win in 180 starts. You’ve been second six times. How does it feel to get over the line?
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