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Feels good to be back at a Major

Last Updated 09 August 2017, 20:40 IST
It’s great to be back for a Major. After all, it is the big goal for professionals and we work towards that. And of course, the PGA Championships have great memories for me, so it does make this special. Also, it is nice to come back to a venue where I have some playing experience. I played here at the Wells Fargo Championship in 2016 but this year, the event was held at Eagle Point Golf Club at Wilmington, also in the state of North Carolina.

Quail Hollow has taken a lot of rain this year and also playing very long. It is quite a difficult and challenging course and lot of us have been talking and discussing about it. The key this week will be the greens. They are quite similar to Augusta in speed and slope and therefore it will be important to keep the ball on the correct side to give yourself the best opportunities. And, of course, then convert them, too!

I played the RBC Heritage after the Open and then for the past couple of weeks I have been working with my coach Vijay Divecha, who is here. As is often the case, Vijay comes over before some of the big events and we work on the game.

Hopefully the weather doesn’t play spoil sport as a lot of rain and thunder is predicted. But then, handling weather conditions as much as the course is part of the challenge that golf presents for us.

I am excited going into this week and I was to close the year with a good showing here and in the FedExCup play-offs. As I have said before I am also planning some events in the Fall season, so there is some more golf to come.

A couple of others things that fans will watch out for is that this event is the 100th Major appearance for two of the legends we have had in our game – Phil Mickleson and Ernie Els. The two-47-year-olds are great ambassadors of the game and can always pull off a big win anytime. Remember Els won the 2012 Open and Mickelson claimed it the following year.
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(Published 09 August 2017, 20:40 IST)

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