Alan Shipnuck

They want the hero recovery shots.

I was just down at the Players' Championship.

Those trees are so thick, you can't hit those shots.

Augusta literally thins out the branches because they want you to have a window.

Now, you might set yourself on fire, but it's exciting to watch.

And so I think Rory kind of knew no matter where he drove it, he's going to be able to make five.

And it turns out he was right.

Yeah.

So that was the last time we really had a chance to talk as humans was at Pebble Beach earlier this year.

And I'd given him a copy of the book early that week.

And I said, I wouldn't give it to you so far ahead of publication.

I thought you were going to hate it.

And he was appreciative, but I bumped into him Sunday night.

We ran into each other and he told me he started reading it and he liked it.

It made him laugh.

And yeah,

That kind of speaks to Rory, even though he'd been spiky throughout the reporting of it.

In the end, he always carries himself with a certain amount of grace and humanity.

And so I think that was his way of burying the hatchet.

So I'm in a good place with Rory.