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I’m a huge sports guy, so getting messages from guys I grew up watching and following – Scott Van Pelt, Chris Paul, Charles Barkley, Adam Schefter – was really special.
I’ve always been a pretty good ball-striker, I’ve relied on my ball-striking in my whole career, my athletic ability. But the short game and putting has kind of held me back in majors.
People probably growing up said U.S. Open wouldn’t suit me, because I’m a long hitter, I’m a bomber.
I’ll never forget where I came from, and I’ll never forget who I am.
I make 18 three-footers after every round. It’s just something that helps me focus on routine, and helps me hear the ball go in the hole. It’s something I do every day.
I was Graeme McDowell’s neighbour for eight years in Orlando.
If I’m not driving the golf ball, now I can rely on something else to really get me through. It took me a while to get my game to that position, but I feel like I’m comfortable doing that now.
Obviously, if you make birdies, you can move up quickly.
I love to play three-quarter iron shots. They take a lot of extra movement out of the swing, which increases my chance of hitting it solid with the face square to the target.
I never let myself get ahead of myself.
Adrenaline is a huge deal. All of a sudden you start hitting the golf ball a little bit farther. You learn to stay within yourself and what you have to do to calm yourself down and stay within your game plan.
I kept hearing about my 54-hole record and I kept telling myself that records are made to be broken.
I went to school to Washburn to play basketball, and I always believed if basketball didn’t work out I could fall back on golf.
No matter what I’ve done, from when I was a young kid, I always believed I would be successful.
I’m comfortable playing aggressively.
My grandfather was in the military, and I’ve been part of the Folds of Honor Foundation since 2009, so having the opportunity to wear Puma’s Volition America collection is the perfect fit for me.
Obviously I have no problem wearing pants in competition, but sometimes we’re out here in the summer and it’s so hot.
I’ve never played Cypress. And everybody says it’s amazing. That’s one course I’d like to play.
I love Quail Hollow. I think it’s one of the big boy golf courses we play. I just don’t think there’s really a bad hole on it.
I worked my whole life and dreamed my whole life of being a professional athlete.
My dad never forced me to do anything. But if I did it, if I decided to go play catch or basketball, he was hard on me. You had to do it the right way if you were going to do it. He never let me win.
I always wanted to play at the highest level. I didn’t care what sport it was; I just wanted to play at the highest level.
I can’t play video games because I have that addictive personality. If I started playing video games I wouldn’t stop.
I’m always thinking and so even if I’m not on the golf course I’m mentally thinking.
I like to play aggressively, and it just lets me go for even more shots.
I’ve always believed in myself.
You just have to drive it in the fairways. If you miss fairways, it’s easy to make big numbers.
My dad worked nights. When I got home from school I was able to go hang out with my dad and play some golf.
I think I proved what I always believed. That I’m pretty good.
I thought the opportunity to play golf 12 months a year would give me a chance to go where I wanted to go.
I’m trying to get better on and off the golf course at all times so I think it’s a work in progress all day long.
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Obviously I rely on my driving.
When I see the ball going in the hole, I’m a completely different player.
I wouldn’t be where I am without my dad.
I can hit a lot of drivers, be aggressive, and attack from the fairway.
I think of all my iron shots as punches – not punch shots, but how much pressure I’m applying to the hit.
I loved baseball, and I was the best at basketball. Golf was sort of third on my list.
For years, I felt like I was just whacking at the ball, trying to see how far I could hit it, especially with the driver. Whatever the coach I was working with at the time told me to do, I would just go along with it.
It took me a lot to learn to control adrenaline; and other sports you use adrenaline to your advantage.
I know what it takes to win.
I played other sports, so when I played golf, I wanted to have fun. And hitting it far is fun.
Taxes are nice in Florida.
When I got hurt and had surgery on my left shoulder, my arm was in a sling for over a month but I could play Ping-Pong right-handed. I started playing and got addicted.
I don’t know if I’ve ever had the autograph requests that I’ve had. It’s hard to say no, especially when somebody’s out there and they’re asking. It would have been hard for me to hear no when I was a kid, so you try to make time and prepare for that, I guess.