I was a little worried when the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve, going into a new year. That's what makes golf a great game. You're only as good as the last shot you hit. You move on from there, and hopefully get off to a good start this week, see what happens.
It has been awhile so it feels good to be back up there. I've played this course so many times that I feel comfortable, but the big thing is that I'm just playing golf again instead of playing golf swing.
I spent most summers here and my uncle, John Kovach, was a teaching pro at Manor Valley Golf Course (in Export),
So this is really where I kind of grew up playing golf.
I learned something about myself. You know, I didn't walk off the golf course and storm off and break something. I took it for what it was. The only thing negative was I didn't win the Open.
I've even had people come up to me and say, 'I started playing golf because of you,' ... I'm always like, 'Gosh, I'm sorry.'
It's where you want to be. It's only what you make of it, and it's still golf tomorrow. It should be exciting.
That's one of the things that really helped me get over the U.S. Open, ... I walked off the golf course and was able to pick him up, and all the other things didn't matter.