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 Zach Johnson of the U.S said he felt honoured to have his name added to some of the greats of the game who have won golf's oldest major. "I'm humbled right now because of what's in my lap and the names that are etched on this piece of metal that is very special," he said. "It's the who's who in the game. It's the guys that paved the way. It's the individuals that are historic in sports. I've said it in '07 (after winning the Masters). I'm humbled, I'm honoured, and it's still beyond surreal." But the 39-year-old American said winning his second major - and now triumphing on two of golf's most hallowed courses at Augusta and St Andrews - would not define his life. "I try to take it very seriously (but) I realise it's just a game," he said after a play-off victory over Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa and Marc Leishman of Australia. "I'm just a guy from Iowa that has been blessed with a talent, and this game provides great opportunity," he said. "I think if you mentally look at it that way, it kind of takes the pressure off. I don't want to make it any bigger than what it should be. "This isn't going to define me or my career, at least I hope it doesn't. It's not my legacy. Granted, as a professional athlete and as a golfer I'm going to relish this. I'm going to savour this. I'm humbled by this. But my legacy should be my kids, my family, that kind of thing." Johnson is a devout believer in God and said he was reciting psalm 24:17 of the ---ures while waiting for Oosthuizen to putt at the 18th in the play-off. "'Be patient, wait for the Lord. Be courageous and brave. Yes, be patient, wait for the Lord.' Just little things that help along the way. Gets me down to my priorities," he said. Johnson, who now jumps from 25 to 12 in the world rankings, began Monday three shots off the overnight lead - jointly held by Oosthuizen, Australian Jason Day and the amateur Paul Dunne, and knew he was in with a chance if he get in some early low scores on the course. "I played really solid and put myself in a position to make birdies and make a run," he said. "I knew the guys in front of me ... those names, they're well accomplished. They're champions. They're not going to back down. I clearly had to be somewhat aggressive early on in the day because those outward holes are the ones you've got to kind of take advantage of." One of the first to congratulate Johnson was compatriot Jordan Spieth, who finished a shot behind, his hopes of a major treble in one year and the chance of an unprecedented Grand Slam now ended. "He could be sitting here. To have a champion like Jordan take the time on 18 to give me best wishes, and certainly Mike, his caddie, speaks volumes as to what he is," Johnson said. "He's a phenomenal talent, and I'm telling you right now, a lot of you guys know him, he's a better person than he is golfer." | |||||
lundi 20 juillet 2015
Humble Johnson says Open victory not the most important thing in life
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