well, we will go ahead and get started. We'd like to welcome the winners of the
2022 0 classic, New Orleans. Patrick Cantley is Andrew shaw flee.
Congratulations guys on your 7th and 5th wins, respectively on the PGA Tour
in earlier this week. We got some good comments from you guys and it's
obviously probably *** better feeling to be in here sunday night for some
feelings. So if we could just get *** few comments on the win and being
together this week and Patrick start with you. Yeah, it was *** great week.
Um you know, second time we've played this event and we were looking forward
to it since last year. Um We really always enjoy being with each other both
on and off the golf course and we both played exceptional this week and had
*** great time doing it. Danger. Yeah, that's pretty much the same thing.
We've had *** ton of
right on cue, we've had *** ton of fun off the course as well as on and um
it's just been, well, I was personally and I think that was as well looking
forward to coming back and we we've done so many team things together that
we just knew we were capable of doing better than last year. So uh pretty
happy with with the turnout this week and uh you're either in the top 20 in
Fedex or moved into the top 20 in the Fedex. Uh I know you told me PGA next
for you, just uh just *** quick little takeaway on what you felt best about
your games uh individually, uh, that you take away with kind of the best
part of your game. I thought we both putted really well this week. We made
*** lot of those mid range putts and kept the momentum going, especially in
baseball field felt like whoever had, you know, the putt for birdie on that
hole, especially if it was, um, *** couple put, we tended to make it and uh,
you know, this week, especially playing basketball two days. Making putts is
huge. Yeah, I have to agree. Um, obviously there's not much to take out
an alternate shot, but what Pat said in best ball was was very much true. You
know, I feel like we didn't really put super well or very well last year. Um,
and we did make *** lot of those kind of knee knockers, um, some for par and
alternate shot, but mainly for birdie and best ball. Okay, we'll go ahead and
take some questions. We'll start with Ben, then we'll go to shell or vice
versa, go ahead. Um, Xander, you got the ego on seven and then uh, y'all had
back to back bogeys and the lead all of *** sudden got to one. Did you all
realize that at the time or did you find out, you know, *** little bit
later, it really wasn't. Um, Pat had an unbelievable shot into seven. Uh, it's
one of those shots you kind of see in coverage and you're like, I don't even
know how that ball got there. So it was *** pretty thing to see live from my
angle from the fairway. Uh, so I was happy to sort of clean that, clean it
up for him since he had such *** great shot in there and then, um, yeah, I
feel like those bogeys are pretty much my fault, you know, put them in bad
spots on nine and 10, um, with an eight iron and wedge in hand. So Pat is, is
really good at staying calm and staying present. That helped me stay calm and
stay present. So, um, we weren't really too worried about where everyone else
was at just trying to focus on what we do best
many boys. This is *** simple question, but I'd like *** complex answer if I
can get it from you, how did you become friends?
Uh, we played together in college around, so we knew each other and then
really bonded at Presidents Cup fred couples. You know, he's amazing as ***
captain, especially,
you know, that week. And so him and Tiger basically decided that they were
gonna put us together and through all our time and playing well and enjoying
hanging out with each other. We just became fast friends.
Yeah, that's, I don't know, it's not *** very complex answer. Um, if you
want one, you can probably tell from Pat at some point today, but um, it
pretty much started there, you know, I think Freddy and Tiger saw sort of our
games and matching and sort of how we carry ourselves and that matching. So
um no real surprise that we get along so well. Um, ever since we hear about
the card games etcetera was on the plane ride. What is that? Right, Sorry,
sorry, I can't hear you. The card games on the plane ride. Is that where it
sort of first started to bond and what was it that made you to realize you
actually are similar and have, you know, connecting features. Yeah. I mean
usually when you spend *** lot of time with someone, um, you sort of maybe
stop liking them as much. And so Pat and I have, we spent several hours
playing cards. Um, kick my *** unfortunately, you know, I got lucky on
the right over and then his autopilot is much better than mine on the way
home and I am stubborn and I didn't want to quit and that was *** huge
mistake. So we spent *** lot of time there and yeah, we've spent more and
more time together and we start to get along more and more so um kind of
speaks to our friendship in that sense. If I can just go *** little deeper one
more and now it got to the point where you asked him to go to napa not that
long ago before the Ryder cup where you also played very well together. How did
you take it to that level and to bring the significant others into it and tell
us about that trip and how that helped you do this today. Yeah, I think we
both needed something to look forward to after the year ended. And I know I
really enjoyed that, especially three weeks in *** row and *** grueling
stretch like that and it just felt natural. I mean we're both pretty
relaxed and low key and both west coast guys grow up in southern California and
so I think, uh, we balance each other out and really complement each other
and you know, both on and off the golf course. We have *** great time. So it
was just really natural, is what I really wanted to do and look forward to
after concluding the season.
Sorry. Yeah, that that definitely helps. Um, it's like pretty much what Pat said.
Um, we, we, there it's often times where, you know, we will kind of say
what is kind of on our mind, what we'd like to do and it may not be the top
thing on everyone's list, but for some reason it seems to be the top on our
list and that's usually relaxing and kind of being low key in that sense. So
the napa was was an operator
*** five shot lead going into the final round. Did y'all talk about strategy
last night or this morning as to how you might play.
No, we, we knew we knew what we had to do. We knew that we, it was comforting
knowing that we had that five shot lead. Um, you know, the wind's been up all
week and and kind of get the best of you if you try and press in certain
moments. So um we obviously needed that lead to be comfortable coming down the
stretch on that back nine to sort of play, you know, bogey free golf for
just kind of playing for par in *** sense. So, um, but no, we, we sort of
knew we didn't have *** conversation about, we kind of knew what we need to
do, Especially opening up with, I guess six consecutive pause. Did you feel
like the eagle at 7? Did you feel like that might jump start around *** little
bit. Absolutely, it did it jump started the round, uh, we needed some something
to go and obviously *** birdie would have worked, but an eagle is even
better.
Xander on Tuesday, you talked about being kind of frustrated with your year
so far. So I guess getting this win, are you feeling that sort of, don't
know vindication or get, you know, *** gang of wind, you can get things
rolling down the stretch?
Um that's interesting. Obviously found *** really good partner. Uh he played
unbelievable golf this week, made me feel comfortable. Uh, he brought the
best out of me on the, on the course and um, yeah, there's *** lot to take
from this week, but for the most part just going worry about enjoying it
right now,
anybody else
more connecting finches? Is that what you can see? What's that? You say,
connecting finches
before
you've got more questions and can work that in. You just go right ahead.
You said you played in college, I've seen *** stat about that before. That
was when you were obviously *** little older and you had *** struggle that day
but you do remember it if you run me through that, whatever that was, I
remember it, I don't think really remembers it. He has this
ability or strength to go into sort of an autopilot mode where you know, not
much fazes. Um hence patty ice. So he was kind of in patty ice mode at U. C.
L. ***. When we played in Um I think he shot 65 and I shot 78 something of that
nature. And I sat there and I was like, this guy is *** lot better than me at
golf. That's sort of what I thought at that time. So it's kind of funny full
circle. Here we are. I think it was 63, sorry, 63. That sounds right actually,
obviously younger, but perhaps the takeaway was you saw what you needed to
get to what you needed to do. Yeah, I believe you're the number one amateur
in the world at that time probably. But yeah he had me down for 72 after the
round. He had me in my car and I was like, I wish, you know, he just had no
clue what I shot it was. I mean, I didn't want to know what I shot either,
but um, yeah, it was, it was definitely something for me to work to work
towards. Can you put into words, I guess how this is different winning
this together as opposed to your individual wins?
Well, I felt like I did half, half as much work as *** usual win, so I
probably won't be as tired tomorrow. I mean, Xander played great all week. I
think any time you can share, you know, success. I think that makes it just ***
little sweeter. And so uh, similar to *** Presidents Cup or Ryder Cup,
winning *** match, uh, and then winning both the cups that we've played in
together just adds, it adds to it. It makes it *** little more like I said
*** little *** little sweeter because you know, shared enjoyment and shared
success is, is just that much better. Is it an assumption we should make that
you'll be playing those team events together pretty much every time and not
splitting to do up ever again.
That's up to the captain's. So we'll take it one at *** time. If you can get
the l three on on the horn, he'll, he'll let you know,
Patrick when y'all shot eight under on the back nine yesterday when y'all left,
you had *** five shot lead. I know you probably thought it wasn't over yet,
but I mean, how did you feel after the eight under? I mean it's almost almost
like *** no hitter. You don't want to, you don't want to talk about it until
the end or I mean, it felt really good. It was exactly what we needed to do at
the time. And I think, you know, that was, that's really how both of us go
about. It is um, really focused at the task at hand and we did *** great job
of that basically all the way throughout the tournament. There
weren't very many slip ups in the middle of the round today. We both
would have liked to have had *** couple of better shots, but with that lead we
did everything the right way and, and really closed out the tournament
exactly how we wanted
scott Patrick. If you if you're if you're patty ice, how do you describe
Xander? Does he keep you *** little looser? Does he help you in that regard?
You seem very stoic on the, not that it's bad, but you seem very stoic and
focused when you're going through around. Yeah, I think that's just me
and um, I definitely can be exactly myself with Xander and I don't think
twice about it. Um, you know, he knows exactly who I am and um, I think that
really benefits both of us. We both feel like we can be exactly ourselves
and don't have to put anything extra on.
Okay, everybody Good. All right, Patrick, Xander. Congratulations. Thank
you. Thank you. Thank you guys. You're staying up here.