To be mentioned with Tiger and Jack is ‘very special’

Heading to the 17th tee at the Stadium Course — the famed Island Green — at TPC Sawgrass [during the Players Championship this month which he won], I knew we wanted as big of a lead as possible, because you can hit a really good shot there and go in the water.

Minutes before making that walk, I saw Cam Davis and Tommy Fleetwood hit it in the water, which is never an ideal image you want in your head.

When you have that much wind and you have the grandstands and all those variables out there, it is a really, really hard shot.

I hit my tee shot exactly how I wanted to, and I was very relieved when it hit the green because you’re not really in control of what the ball does up there, as the wind was pretty much straight across where it could help, or it could actually hurt.

Fortunately, mine landed on the green and stayed there.

From there on, after a two-putt par…