U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

August 13, 2025

Wolfgang Glawe

The Olympic Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Wolfgang, took you two tries, but with everything to go, fourth shot, had to make it to win, you made it. Talk me through that.

WOLFGANG GLAWE: The first shot obviously wasn't easy. I should have never left myself with a chip in the first place, but I whiffed it, basically slid underneath it. I mean I knew I had to make it, otherwise we're going to 1. To be completely honest, with no caddie, I wasn't in the mood to walk to 1.

There's a lot of luck involved with that as well, especially because the rough is so thick. I mean, I can't complain. I'll take it.

Q. You kind of mentioned it, the no caddie. Why is that? How has that been this week? It's a lot of walking.

WOLFGANG GLAWE: It's been good. I'm lone wolfing this week. Yeah, it's been good. It kind of gives me the mindset of me against the world, which I like, which I prefer.

Q. Was that always the plan to go into this week with no caddie?

WOLFGANG GLAWE: Yeah. It was everything came together like that.

Q. So no interest in taking a local? You kind of like to go on your own?

WOLFGANG GLAWE: I mean, if somebody pays me the 120 a day, I'll take the local.

Q. So you think it was more --

WOLFGANG GLAWE: No, I definitely wanted to do it alone.

Q. I guess my question is obviously you play golf, and you played golf in America at Houston. What do you think the biggest difference is playing in Germany versus playing here? Is there any difference in the courses? Do you like American courses better than European layouts?

WOLFGANG GLAWE: It depends. I love American golf. I loved my four years in Houston and in college in general. I really like it out here.

The course is -- especially this week, this is a brutal test of golf, yeah.

Q. What's your mindset moving into tomorrow?

WOLFGANG GLAWE: Just as many -- just keep playing. At the end of the day, if you play more holes this week, you're doing a pretty good job. So just keep playing, hanging in there, and take it shot by shot.

Q. Kind of piggy-backing off that, it's a super long week, especially if you're playing well. How do you recover after the round? What does your post-round routine look like to get ready for the next day?

WOLFGANG GLAWE: I'm going to practice for a short amount, just get my stuff done that I wanted to get done and then just do the usual. I guess with the phone, I'm going to do that today as well. Then chill in the room, get early dinner, and keep walking forward.

Q. How important is sleep in your recovery process? Is that something you really prioritize in terms of when you're going to bed and falling asleep?

WOLFGANG GLAWE: I try to prioritize that. I'm not as good at that as I wish I would be, but at least I try.

Q. Is that something that's sort of drilled into you guys in college? Recovery post-round, you need to be doing X, Y, and Z to get ready for tomorrow?

WOLFGANG GLAWE: If you don't do it, you feel it. They won't force you to do anything, but if you don't do it, you feel it for sure.

Q. I'm asking a few players this. When you're standing over the ball, I'm curious, like last thought, are you thinking about the target? Are you thinking about nothing? Or a swing thought? I'm just curious your --

WOLFGANG GLAWE: Honestly, I couldn't tell you.

Q. You were like -- I mean, you didn't have a lead in the match until 13, 14. Kind of like what's your mindset the first 13 holes when you're playing good golf, there's a lot of pars, but you're not winning? How do you stay in the right zone?

WOLFGANG GLAWE: This course is so tough, a lot of things can happen in a span of 20 minutes, 30 minutes. You want to just keep hanging in there and just keep the match close. Like I said, the more holes you play, the better you do this week. Especially with the finish the last four holes, it just creates, I mean, great finishes.

Q. How did your eagle happen on 17? I didn't catch it.

WOLFGANG GLAWE: I hit a 3-wood to 10 feet from 260 and then drained the putt.