Players give their reactions to a tough week at the US Open
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Players give their reactions to a tough week at the US Open
US Open champion Lucas Glover highlighted his patience after a gruelling week at Bethpage Black ended with his first major victory. American Glover battled the weather for five days and withstood a final-round charge from some of the world's best golfers as overnight co-leader Ricky Barnes unravelled alongside him to hang on for a two-stroke victory. "I held it together and that's important," the 29-year-old, who had not made the cut in his three previous US Open attempts, said. "The patience thing I've been preaching all week to myself and you guys and everybody else here that ask me what I'm feeling, it paid off. "I could have got upset with myself after nine (the third bogey on his front nine), chip it out, wedge it close, whatever. But I was patient. "I made the turn and said, 'all right, put a good nine holes together and see where we stand." He added: "I did. Bogeyed 15 and birdie 16 and parred on the rest, and even on that back nine in contention was all right."
ITN | June 23, 2009
