2008 06 22 Bank of America Championship Winner Jeff Sluman

[0:40] ..." very very hard and in the offseason then. Played a couple regular tour events to get ready for this this tour and -- of my focus and where I'm going to be so. I felt like I have enough game to win out here open. Had a few chances earlier this year and didn't didn't play too bad come -- on the stretch so I felt a little more comfortable today. And then get feel real comfortable and -- putts like -- come and fifteen and seventeen especially so. You know I Anderson -- it very very happy to to finally when"...

[1:54] ..." lot of work to do this young man sitting down there my caddie is that. We're played pretty had a thing would you. But town. I was is name's Jim walker in. He's really hadn't"...

[2:54] ..." so. That means a lot to him. He quickly gave you your birdies SS offense finished fans so. I birdied one. Because a six iron in there from about 165 about six feet. And three"...

[4:21] ..." and driving the ball well and good iron shots and obviously great putts video is so I knew he wasn't. Going away and also -- and infield depth clinic -- Afford to make any bogeys for the New Orleans probably not going to make any and probably make a few birdies zone get an up and down -- eleven was very key. Got to fifteen and was I think we're at that time"...

[10:02] ..." you gotta be very very share to. And -- make a few putts and for those things fall your way and then that's what happened today. -- but I survived one I think realistically think"...

[0:00]" A lot of pleasure obviously. You know I knew and they set out on the green that but I turn fifty in this September my game was. Need a lot of work who has a little bit in tatters in. Just knew that there wasn't going to be easy to start out with the competition goes out here and there's so many guys that are playing so well on. I gotta do is look every every Monday morning at the newspaper and you see that. 141618 under and go whenever we actually got to really be playing well to. Produce scores like that so I worked very very hard and in the offseason then. Played a couple regular tour events to get ready for this this tour and -- of my focus and where I'm going to be so. I felt like I have enough game to win out here open. Had a few chances earlier this year and didn't didn't play too bad come -- on the stretch so I felt a little more comfortable today. And then get feel real comfortable and -- putts like -- come and fifteen and seventeen especially so. You know I Anderson -- it very very happy to to finally when it and feel like a can relax a little more and go on to have some fun. It's a couple of other guys -- join -- over. PG world was having you know successful career as it. More pressure I think expectations of people well people's expectations there. We're different than mine and you know latest that I knew I had a lot of work to do this young man sitting down there my caddie is that. We're played pretty had a thing would you. But town. I was is name's Jim walker in. He's really hadn't great influence on me so. It's the stuff like that it is what really what means more than than anything in your families behind in again. And a great guy behind me. Not telling me and now are telling me and always. Kind of inspiring me and then really believing in me so you know and it -- stuff means a lot because. At the end of my regular tour career you know it certainly game with and it. If he and I don't think there was many guys want to jump on my my in my bag so. That means a lot to him. He quickly gave you your birdies SS offense finished fans so. I birdied one. Because a six iron in there from about 165 about six feet. And three and I strapped down there in a wedge in underneath the hole which was important this week two. Assist on the fringe that is. Maybe 1214 feet. And then four I -- a nice -- nine iron pins and bankrate tucked up there to about twelve feet made that so. He can get that feeling right away you know this is that a chance vehicle that day. -- cooperating and that. And hit two beautiful shots on five right -- right next hole early but I and about 35 foot eagle. Try and I two putted that. From there just kind of plod along in it. That the tenant has just short of the green and I didn't have the best chip but it was. Probably twelve feet short of the hole and but left to righter and not that one right in and then storm came. A lot of them and probably the than nice save them you know eleven was pretty big key to the round because Lawrence. He's playing beautifully and driving the ball well and good iron shots and obviously great putts video is so I knew he wasn't. Going away and also -- and infield depth clinic -- Afford to make any bogeys for the New Orleans probably not going to make any and probably make a few birdies zone get an up and down -- eleven was very key. Got to fifteen and was I think we're at that time that point and I Sheraton. I think a 119 downwind and Jimmie and I decided to that the fifty. Or victory -- was probably the right club and then everybody he knows the kind of play you really want to have at that point little. But hole outside right to left so fortunate than me then I'm in nicely and sixteen which. Those were the -- keys. Seventeen and an editor gray area Florence speed of the putt. And then I got a great read off the town -- just a little right of mine you know it's kind of like. -- want to make that putt at that point but. You know one dead in the senator perfect speed and feel pretty good about myself. And true runner by an iron off the eighteenth -- and institutionally. -- drove a crappy team earlier in the week you probably wouldn't be asking that question so just figured it. You know our needs three -- probably timing and that his three iron four and then we hit a wedge in there and it. Point 530 feet in them. Darren or almost made it just like he did it Valencia in California kind of hold a shot very similar that to get in the playoffs so. His went Czech tennis school the battle almost come back I was glad to see it not go in. Once again I hit this button and went in the center of all perfect speed so I don't know what else to say that. You know it happens like they wonder why doesn't happen more often than but you're glad that it happens once in awhile -- that way. A satisfaction at says anytime you you know you win and get over hurdle especially at this point it's. Did it doesn't get much better than -- that you know it's two different ball games between. The regular tour winning a major Jimmy as were inform me when one to center there aren't. And then 97 so. That was nine years in between wins so that was probably as satisfying that almost anything I've done because. You know frankly at that point they were most of people were wondering if I was going to be -- one time major winner and in just one time and totals so there was. It was important to get that one's cap off my. Off the record you know and that I was fortunate to win some more events after that put them. But is that any time -- get a W it never gets old I think it probably -- the Tigers. That's satisfying every time there's unique things that happened a week leading up to it I have played. I reacted under the gun so every every. Instances different but it's. Equally as satisfying. I fellows. Relatively settled down as -- was but you know just one and then they're pretty kind of grabbed a little food that they enough for us because. You know -- inning eat since my man clocks they were trying and never has been little hungry so every is kind of Crable played the past than -- weighted down and they. This at 3 o'clock it sure didn't sound like it was going to be a successful restart and there's a lot of thunder and lightening all around that you know that weathermen are pretty good so we -- than. Now I don't -- are we were inside and see how much of rain and no rain a little bit but. The guys sentinel it -- for five minutes or so but I don't know if that's true. -- Short pin is on the far right and those -- just left of the front bunker. So on the up slope in the first cut. You know Lauren and it. And a similar but just a little further left me a little better angle in year old and a two put -- and I pitched them there about two minutes -- Hope it happens a few more things went back. But you know they played well enough to win also let you know at the end of the day -- if you more constant. And that that he played wonderfully well. It was but it was good to see vision you know it. -- get a guy like they -- does know is I'm going to make any mistakes get a guy like jay Haas and Bernhard won when you're playing with them that. In the last group like we didn't PGA they're not going to make any mistakes so you gotta be very very share to. And -- make a few putts and for those things fall your way and then that's what happened today. -- but I survived one I think realistically think we learned as difficult as oak hill was week. You know it's it was just the survival test but you know you. I think assists cumulative warrior around we'll leave the warrior in the last group that and -- Clinton and in the more chances in a -- going to. You know just like getting them but the more you do something usually better yeah so I've not been. Near the leader. Closely groups last year year and a half on the regular tour so that little bit of a learning curve again. I really that's got me fired up nowadays that. Probably in that I'm not going to play the PGA for the first time ever them eligible. It falls in between. That's terribly hectic time for the champions tour of three tournaments and to a Murton are majors. Being British and then in the US. And it's the PGA and then it's or in Seattle and -- beat. You shouldn't play some terms throw for 25 but if your fifties you gotta be smart enough to realize that would be. You know just absolutely crazy. So little. I'm going to -- PGA so. And probably not going to play anything they did take my all time point five top 25 on the money list this year. I played like this than Sony. And Bob Hope this year just. And in want to have to write a letter to somebody after this time in my life. The only guy I was there in the right to a picnic -- 25. And want to put determine director he didn't want to give me a spot in that position so. And they -- the year throwing in the outside the top 25 Sosa used it or lose it that the scenario and maybe the end of the year at the after the Schwab cup. The only other one in my place this. Talk opposite go to their of the park so maybe this that's one that could possibly pop up on the schedule that would be. Thank you guests thank"