I played the first two rounds of the U.S. Open with him, ... I said to him on the 18th green after the second round, 'Michael, if you play like that you'll win this thing!' The next two days, sure enough, he did.

I'm very pleased to have got the first two rounds out of the way,

I have played a handful of rounds of golf with Wayne Gretzky.

I like the finals format but I don't like the first two rounds. It's never going to be perfect until we get a best-of-five of the first round and get to play our first game at home. Historically, other than a few upsets over the years, the better teams have still won. But it's not a great scenario to go on the road your first playoff game.

Anyone can do yardages and more or less pull a club. It is friendship I need more than anything else when things aren't going your way. You need someone you can count on.

But no golfer ever likes finishing second and I'll be doing everything I possibly can to go one better this time.