Winning The Genesis Invitational was one of my goals ever since I became a professional golfer. After Tiger Woods became the tournament host, that goal became a lot bigger. You know, reaching nine wins on the PGA TOUR was also a big ambition. After my eighth title, I struggled with a neck injury and there were times when I felt I was never going to win again. I even struggled to finish in the top-10, so I’m really happy I was able to pull off a win.
Before my wins, Shigeki Maruyama had won three times on the PGA TOUR and after I won the fourth one, he told me, hey, you’ve got to pass K.J Choi. I am very happy to achieve this and I’ll definitely text Shigeki that I achieved this goal.
I wasn’t striking the ball particularly well during the final round but my putting and chipping worked a lot. The second shot into the 15th hole which ended eight inches from the cup was probably one of the best shots I had. It was 184 yards into the wind, and I executed it perfectly. I had great momentum right there. On 16, I hit it maybe like five yards to the right of my target, and it became a good shot where it stopped six inches from the hole. It was all good.
