“So what specifically am I working on right now… and then as you work your way into contention, it’s nice to know that you’ve been there and done it and you can use that as kind of a an advantage mentally. I’ve been in contention in a number of majors and a lot a lot of times the guys who I’m playing with or contending with have have not had as many experiences. Sometimes it’s similar but regardless having been there before means you know I know a bit of what to expect. Obviously the more recent you can do it the better as well the more comfortable you are.”
“But I would say you know for a U.S. Open it’s a little different than any other tournament because you’re understanding that the course is going to be very very difficult and you’re trying to learn exactly how difficult in the days leading up to the start. And that can be pretty tough because if you throw it out as if you go there with the expectation that okay par is gonna win this tournament… you’re right most of the time, but occasionally it ends up being 8-under and and you maybe hurt yourself a little bit. So the best the best I can try to figure out is okay as I’m playing these practice rounds you know where I’m realistically what what can I shoot. You know what’s that am I trying to shoot if I play a really flawless round of golf and then I try to figure out maybe what the score will be there and the course will change and you gotta adjust a little bit.”
“But going in I’m more on the shoot a lower score than try to shoot even at a U.S. Open so that becomes more like a regular tournament. But I would say it’s it’s almost all similar prep to any other week. The difficulty is that the practice rounds because they’re normally venues that people haven’t played before or very rarely played before they’re they’re really, really long days if you wait to play all your holes Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. So I’m gonna try to play some earlier and then maybe change a little bit of my strategy on shortening the days Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday because that tournament can take a lot out of you mentally and physically and there’s no need to use a lot of that up prior to the tournament starting.”
“And if you’re cramming for the test for U.S. Open you’re in trouble anyways. My game feels great so I’m gonna try to you know take care of a couple minor things that you know are maybe holding me back from my consistency. I’ve been working on that this week I’ll continue to, but again you’re if you don’t have it by Tuesday afternoon of the US Open it’s gonna be hard to find it and and it’ll expose you there. So less is more once you get closer to the event. Try to try to jump on it early and work your way up there.”
