I was a pretty average golfer.
A lot of golfers take the club back with almost no upper-body rotation - they're all arms. And even when they do rotate back, it's usually on a flat shoulder plane. If your shoulders turn back fairly level with the ground, it's hard to swing down from inside the target line and hit an accurate shot.
Golf's weird because it's individual, and there's nobody to blame but yourself, but then, golfers also have this it's-everybody-else's-fault thing where you don't take ownership.
If I can stay healthy and actually show up to a major, I feel like I've got a good chance.
I play fairly aggressively week to week and fire at a lot of pins. So I might miss more greens than other pros, but I'm still only a few yards from the hole when I do. That being said, when I really need to hit a green in regulation, I'm confident in my swing.
I typically opt for a fade when I'm hitting into greens. It's just an easier shot to control.
I couldn't hit a home run to save my life, and I was a sucker for the curveball.
Three majors at 28. It's a cool feeling. It really is.
For some reason, I can really tune in in the majors, and I have no idea why. They really get my attention.
There's something about majors where I just focus a lot more. Obviously, I need to do that more often.
I need to play well in the majors; that's been my key. That's been something that I've created a pattern in the majors, and I just need to keep improving.
The U.S. Open just takes so much discipline. You have got to be a great putter and just kind of let things roll off your back.
I don't get sore. If you're working out every day, you're not going to be sore.
A question I get asked a lot in pro-ams is how I'm able to swing the club as hard as I do. Honestly, I'm not swinging that hard. I'm using about 75 percent of my maximum effort.
There's a different feeling when you show up and you're defending. You can't wait to get out there. You're not anxious that Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday would be over, but you're just excited to get that ball in the air on Thursday.
I'm going to have wedge when guys are going have a 6-iron, plain and simple.
I wanted to become a well-rounded player.
