Garrigus..
ROBERT GARRIGUS: I feel like I'm playing better than I ever have. I'm a better player than I was when I got here last year, made a lot of money, played a lot of great golf. You know, I feel great about this week. Not a lot of people are picking me to win, which is kind of adding fuel to the fire because I can tear this place up if I hit it well and putt well. I'm looking forward to this week, and my game is in very good shape going into this week and the U.S. Open. I'm looking forward to the next couple weeks.
Q. What is it about this course where you said you can tear it up? What about your game?
ROBERT GARRIGUS: You know, I think there's just a lot of tough golf shots. Some are fairly long. The course usually plays a little longer. With the zoysia fairways, you don't get a rot of roll, and the second shots are really tough and I'm hitting shorter clubs in. I can spin it a lot more with my middle irons than most guys, and I can get to some of these flags, and the greens are pretty tough. I mean, they give you some spots to hit it, but the wind usually blows around here, and par -- 3-, 4-under and par are pretty good scores out here if the wind is whipping. A lot of small targets out here.
I feel comfortable out here. I've played well in the past, just didn't play well on the weekend. But last year was just awesome. I was making everything. I mean, putting is huge out here. If you can make some putts, make the par saves and get a couple long birdies to drop, that's what happened last year, and even on Sunday last year I hit -- I think I only missed a few greens and made a bunch of putts and was making my five- and six-footers, and when a PGA TOUR player makes 100 percent of his putts inside of 10 feet, you're not going to see him in 20th place; he's going to be right up near the lead or contending. And that's the main thing out here is making your short ones and making a couple long ones when you need to.
This golf course is awesome. I just love the setup, all the tee shots fit my eye, and it's a lot of fun. And the crowds out here are great, people are great, barbecue is unbelievable. I'm surprised I'm even able to get up in the morning as much as I eat out here. But it's a lot of fun out here. I like the area.
