WOODY AUSTIN: Nothing drastic until the last three weeks. Not too many people know, but I lost my dad Friday before the PGA. So this has not been a good 2 1/2 weeks for me. I was gearing up, I was taking the week off before the PGA and just trying to rest and get ready for the PGA and I got the call Friday morning that my dad had passed away. So I didn't get to prepare at all for the PGA.
It was more of just a shock of losing someone that he's the one who taught me the game well, he didn't really teach me the game, but he got me started in the game. I know he wanted me to play, so I went ahead and played, but there was no preparation, no practice or anything. It's just been the last couple of weeks has just kind of been, I guess, like a robot kind of going along.
If my game would have been leading up to it, it would have been okay, but my game was pretty bad. I just feel like it's just gotten worse. I was trying to tell Bruce at the PGA that, know, I had my tournament inside the tournament. I knew I didn't have a chance to compete or win, but I was just trying to make it to the weekend for my dad and I was able to do that.
The last two weeks have been good as far as that goes, but problem I have is I can't help but think that I'm still I'm still letting him down because I'm not playing worth a darn. As much as I want to play good for him and the rest of our families who are trying to get through this, I can't help feeling that I'm not doing very well because I've been playing so bad. It's kind of been a tussle with me. It's like you're not supposed to be upset because you have no expectations because you haven't been able to prepare; your golf game hasn't been any good.
But then on the other hand, it's like you want to do well for the rest of the family, give them something to cheer about instead of worrying about what's been going on last couple of weeks. So it's kind of been that tussle in between and I just feel like I haven't gotten where I would like to get, and that's to at least compete.
Q. Do you feel any added pressure this week?
WOODY AUSTIN: Like I said, I can't speak for somebody else, but I would have to say that there's more pressure on me this week than if I was coming and my dad was still around. I'm not only trying to compete as far as do my job, but I've also still got that little chip on your shoulder or whatever. But I have that over me saying, I really want to do it for him and for our families who are going through a tough time. I don't know if that's more added pressure than necessary, but that's just who I am and that's just the way I tick, I guess.
TODD BUDNICK: Thank you very much, Woody, and good luck this week.
End of FastScripts.
