I just felt like if I could get through the first six holes, I wanted to get through under par, but my only two birdie holes were two and three. When I get to seven and the pin is down below, that's a birdie hole, and so is eight.

I felt comfortable going into those last five or six holes that par was going to be a good score. They had to come to me versus the idea that I had to make another birdie.

I had played the course exclusively with a fade, but there are a number of holes where you can move the ball left-to-right (draw) and have it be very effective.

I would not say it resembles the U.S. Open because the rough isn't rough -- it's first cut. But the penalty for a missed tee shot on a number of holes now is U.S. Open-type penalties.

I had a bit of a rough start there and made some good par putts on the first two holes,

When Roger first handed me the new X-Tour Wedge, I couldn't wait to test the spin. I knew the grooves were big; in fact, I called them my 'Mack Daddy' grooves for their size. They delivered what I wanted -- max spin that equates to maximum control.