Well, there is no easy side out here. You do have a few chances to hit some shorter irons into the greens, but it's by no means easy. All in all I played really well. I played well on the front nine and made some putts, and I played well on the back nine and just didn't make as many putts.

The irons are really working for me. I feel like I can hit every pin.

[That the win came only days after the Ryder Cup announcement was not a coincidence.] Being a captain's pick is a huge honor, and I was very flattered by that, ... but once the Ryder Cup race was over at the PGA, I felt as if there was a burden lifted and I was able to focus on what was at hand this week.

I was accustomed to feeling that I was better than the other guys, that I had a mental edge,

Going back over the last ten U.S. Opens I've played in, I think this course is probably the best because it leaves no room for error. You're not going to get away with anything on Pinehurst No. 2. You have to plan your shots well and execute them.

I've not only seen him on the silver screen on TV playing in the Masters, but also around the dorm, ... So just to be qualified and to be able to represent a team that's captained by Jack is special enough right there.