They say that you can learn more from a loss than a win, but this feels like a win that you’ll take a lot away from. Is that the case?
You should take something from every round, but yeah, it was just such a bizarre way for it to finish. There’s something about this place – I seem to have the tournament pretty well under control and then I hit it in a hazard. I truly felt like through 15 holes it was one of the best rounds I had played. I was in such control tee to green. I was putting it beautifully, my irons were awesome. I hit a really good drive on the 16th, just the wind took it, and then 18 was just a disaster. I really didn’t hit very many good shots on the hole. But it worked out.
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