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FRYS.COM OPENOctober 9, 2014Hunter MahanNAPA, CALIFORNIA HUNTER MAHAN: Yes and no. I wish this event was another week away, just because having one week off, only one week, so still a little tired of the game in a sense that we've been grinding for it feels like five months. But it's a challenge. It's a challenge. As players who play golf professionally, it's a big challenge and we have to adjust to that and get used to that and figure out how do we play our best golf under these circumstances. This is such a pretty place, such a great event, and the people, the volunteers and Fry's do such a good job with the event, so I am glad that I'm here and get a chance to play this good golf course. Q. What was last week like as far as practice and stuff? Was it clubs away most of the week? HUNTER MAHAN: Most of the week. I went to the course a couple times. I wanted to work on a couple things. I felt like I built some momentum from the Ryder Cup. I wanted to kind of keep it going a little bit and figure out if those feelings were right and stuff like that. A couple three, four‑hour sessions last week to make sure all the feelings were good and I had some sort of plan coming into this week. Q. Was there much Ryder Cup talk out there between you guys? HUNTER MAHAN: A little bit, yeah, a little bit, having just experienced it and everything. It was definitely a topic of conversation. Not a lot but just a little bit. Q. Like what? What was the best story? HUNTER MAHAN: The best story? I think the best stories were just from hanging around Phil and him playing ping‑pong and just Phil being Phil. No one loves the Ryder Cup and no one loves being a leader and taking guys under their wing. He's just the best, and it was just fun always having him in there. Q. Is Phil and Kuch in table tennis a better partnership than Phil and Tiger on the golf course? Never mind. Kuch made a good reference going from Augusta to Hilton Head saying you go from playing in front of a million people to‑‑ what's that like? HUNTER MAHAN: It's pretty easy, I think. This is the norm in that it's far from it, and I think it's so cool being over there because you make a putt or you hit a great shot, and it's like you hear a smattering of applause. You hear some Americans going crazy, but you don't hear much other than that. It's a little strange off the tee when no one is really out here at 7:45, and out there at 7:00 everyone is singing along and the party is already started. Q. Is it harder out here because it's so much colder and wet? HUNTER MAHAN: Yeah, it's an adjustment kind of throughout the day because of the weather, the temperature changes so much, and it's going to affect the ball. I mean, I played Tuesday afternoon and the ball was just flying out there. You play in the morning, probably up until about 1:30, 2:00, and it's playing long. The ball is not carrying. It's only 55, 60 degrees. It feels great, though. I don't hate it, that's for sure. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports |
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