You don't have to be long off the tee, and we know the amazing effect an Open crowd can have if you're on your game and how they can lift you.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I didn't execute to a tee. But my coach always told me if I went out there and did my own thing, it's OK as long as I win.
When you get to the tee on a really long par 5, I know what you're feeling. You want to let the shaft out on the driver and try to bomb it down there. I get the same feeling. But a big tee shot is not always the best strategy, especially on a long hole.
I'm sure you have a hole at your course where you love to hit the tee shot. You can't wait to get up there and bomb away because the fairway is wide, or the hole always plays downwind.
I'm much better off the tee. I'm not a great putter. I do not have a good short game.
But just like I've always said when people complain about tee times, 'I just want a tee time. Just give me one so I can play.'
You just don't have the time to worry about what others are doing. You just want to take care of your own business. You are focused on that tee shot on the 10th tee and making it to the finish line. It's one of the most stressful moments in professional golf, but you have worked so hard to get to that point, that it really is fun.
Brushing up on your short game at the practice area is fine and good, but taking it with you to the golf course - when your score is really on the line - is another story.
It's so hard to make a good tee shot after a birdie.
I want my opponents to look at me across the net and just not want to play me because I look so fit and amazing and strong. So that's always my goal.
The crowd sometimes plays a tremendous role to give you wings and carry you to victory.
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