When I got to my ball, I was like, what's going on? I've never seen that happen. I was very happy to make a 4.

Tiger was clever enough, when he got the ball rolling in 1997, to step on the gas. It was a blow that kind of stopped me. I basically lost two years of conditioning and a lot of confidence. When I gathered myself, the mistake I and some other top players made was looking at Tiger and saying, 'All right, now I'm going to challenge.' But he had passed us. We weren't in his league. When I realized that, I wasn't sure where I needed to start. I'd say 'OK, I'm going to hit balls now,' and I'd hit balls for six hours thinking that's how I'd get better. But that didn't do it. Then I began to think about my attitude, and Jos was there to refresh me. I think he's gotten me closer to Tiger. And now I think a lot of players are realizing what they really have to do to compete and get better.

That little bit of rough, it's rough now. You've got to be careful how the ball comes out there.

I've been swinging good and hitting the ball really well this week and I'm delighted to be back in contention.

Spin is a tricky thing. When you're trying to avoid it - say, on a tee shot, where sidespin puts you in the trees - it's easy to make it happen.

Unless it's a dead-straight short putt, you should focus on a spot somewhere along the line you want to roll the ball on.