But they are results the man himself was not that pleased with.
ERIN, Wisconsin, June 16 Masters champion Sergio Garcia said he was happy to be in the hunt at the U.S. Open and that his chances of adding a second successive major would improve if the course toughened up in the upcoming rounds.
"With all the places, and all the possible days he could have won, being Seve's (the late Ballesteros' 60th) birthday at Augusta, I don't think you would ever get much more special than that for him", he told reporters yesterday after practising ahead of Friday's first round of the US Open.
He became the sixth consecutive first-time major victor, and noted "My goal, obviously, is to make it stop this week and hopefully get a second one". He's missed just 41 cuts.
His European Tour record shows just 11 missed cuts in 120 starts with 93 top 25s, 53 top 10s and 11 wins.
"I would say since then it's obviously been nothing to really write home about, but I do feel from a practice point of view, and some of the things I've been working on in the last month, I feel like I'm beginning to trend into this tournament".
"To be totally honest, I don't think so", he said.
"I think it's just one of those things that happen, one of the those rolls that just - it just happened in the last six majors". So to me that's the best motivation possible, to keep that consistency going. I'm still working hard on it. "I'm sure that some lows will come, but hopefully they'll be short ones and we can get over them as quickly as possible". "So I still feel in good shape and my game feels nice".
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Russian fan leader Alexander Shprygin was prevented from attending the opening match, according to Reuters. Putin this week demanded better results from the 63rd-ranked team to impress the Russian public.
"That's the goal and that's where we want to go", he said. "But he'll be back up there contending in more". "And I try to play golf in a way that my kids can look up to".
"I felt like I was swinging not great". "It's a U.S. Open, it's supposed to be a tough test". There is a lot of skill to chipping on this golf course too.
While others have had multiple looks at the new venue the 37-year-old had taken a less is more approach.
"It's a different week, and (The Masters) is not going to give me any advantage when we get on the first tee", he admits. "I also think you'd be naïve to think you can go throughout your whole career and not have one that gets away". "I want to stay consistent, keep playing well, keep giving myself chances at winning majors and being in Ryder Cups".
Spain's Jon Rahm has rocketed up the rankings to stand 10th in the world one year after turning professional and having seen his friend and compatriot Sergio Garcia win a major he is inspired to follow suit. "And U.S. Opens we all know how hard they are". When I won the US Open in 2013 I came out on top after a great battle with Phil Mickelson, and it was the same thing when I pipped Henrik Stenson to the gold medal at the Olympics previous year.
"I definitely hope that I can keep playing well and win many, many more now that we have our first one".
Johnson will commence his defence at 2.35pm United Kingdom time in the company of fellow former U.S. Open winners Martin Kaymer and Jordan Spieth.
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