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00:00But I was starting to hit some shots at quail.
00:02I'm like, dang, I feel like I haven't hit these shots in a long time, or maybe even ever.
00:08So that's kind of when it started to click in my head.
00:10And I know I got smoked, and I was not happy coming up the last.
00:14But I was super excited, because Valhalla was next week.
00:17Next week, yeah.
00:19And I heard that Valhalla is very much, if there's a course on tour that's close to Valhalla,
00:24it's quail hollow.
00:25So I was jazzed, and I was just trying to focus on what was up ahead,
00:29not what just happened.
00:30And that seemed to pay off quickly.
00:33Yeah, because you went out and shot 60-0 the first round.
00:36Because I was doing an outing on 18, and they just kept on updating your board.
00:40And I was just like, is that a?
00:41Yeah, OK, Xander's playing good today.
00:44So it definitely got to a good start.
00:46And you were tied for the lead heading into the final round.
00:48And just another opportunity to go try to win a major championship.
00:52Did you feel as comfortable maybe in that position
00:55that you've had maybe to that point in your career?
00:58Yeah, I think I've touched up on that spot.
01:01Maybe I wasn't leading before, but I've been in the hunt at some point of a major championship
01:07sort of enough times.
01:09And I finally felt like my game was elevated enough across the board to where,
01:13as long as I kind of keep my head on straight,
01:17bring some of that stricker magic from that qualifier with me,
01:20like, I'm going to get this job done.
01:22And that board was wild throughout the day, too.
01:24It was like, I had the lead, and then I had a one-shot lead.
01:28And I wouldn't see a board for, like, three or four holes.
01:30And all of a sudden, I'm one back.
01:31And I'm like, holy shit, this is wild.
01:34Oh, my gosh.
01:36And well, the situation on 18, you knew exactly where you stood.
01:39And as kids, right, we always talk about a putt to win a major championship from
01:44six feet away.
01:45And you had it.
01:46And was it easy for you to stay in your routine?
01:48And were all the voices quiet in your head?
01:53They were.
01:53I was trying to control as many, all the voices that I could
01:57just with not really the subconscious, but like, just consciously trying to tell myself
02:01what to think.
02:03Pretty much.
02:03What did you tell yourself?
02:04Yeah, what did you say?
02:07Like, positive things around, you know, around the lines of, like, seize the moment.
02:11Basically, this is what you've wanted your entire life.
02:15You are in control of what's happening.
02:17And that's all that you can do.
02:18And that's all I could seriously wish for.
02:20I always joke about what I really want is it to be extremely boring.
02:24I want to have a seven shot lead going up there.
02:26Yeah, why wouldn't we?
02:28Adam Sandler hockey stick this last hole and laugh about it with one hand.
02:31Like, that's how much of a lead I want, but you got to earn that too.