Q. If you could summarize the week, how do you think it went just from day one to where you're at now?
MATT FITZPATRICK: Yeah, it was tough. It was a grind for me this week. I just did not drive the ball very well at all. That's what let me down. Billy has come off there on 18, said, "hell of a finish, top 20 in the U.S. Open driving the ball like that." That's one thing I'll never know, but yeah, it was a grind. But enjoyable nonetheless.
Q. Being the defending champion did that have any added pressure coming into this week?
MATT FITZPATRICK: Not at all. I felt like I was playing decent, just had to play my own game. Just tried to enjoy it as much as I could, knowing that I've obviously won one of these before and no reason I couldn't do it again.
Q. Coming into this being the champ that you were, what was your mindset and what were you wanting to do?
MATT FITZPATRICK: Just looking forward to the week. It was the first time obviously experiencing that. Hopefully have it a few more times in my career, but it's all a learning experience really. I felt like I didn't feel overwhelmed with it, so I think it was good.
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