Conor McKeown

Look what my parents did.

You know, I shouldn't be just taking the money and riding into the sunset.

And I think he really, truly loves the game.

And I always thought that of him, even, you know, in his early 20s.

He's always been a student of history, and especially Tiger.

I mean, he knows more about Tiger than... I know a lot about Tiger.

I'm not, you know, in a competition with Rory, but it's my job to know facts about Tiger.

For a player...

He knew everything about Tiger more than I did.

And I just think he saw in Tiger some of himself, or he aspired to be that way in terms of, gosh, nobody's ever had this kind of talent before in every area of the game.

And that's what that Tiger's, I think, his true legacy is that he expanded the possibilities of what a golfer could be.

And I think Rory's following that in the continuum.

There was going to be a moment where it was going to be the Rory era, and it didn't quite happen in the aughts.

Not the odds, rather the teams.

And I think he's got another shot at that.

And you could say it's ego, but I think it's more about let me let me get the most out of myself for everybody concerned.

You know, so we all feel like, you know, all this luck that was bestowed upon me and all the pleasure you guys get out of it and all the support you give me, I pay it back.

him that that possibly is there i i don't know he knows i'm sure but we don't know but regardless wasn't it lovely they were there last night because last year i thought oh they've missed his master's win you sensed you sense the closeness and rory as an adult now understanding what goes into parenthood and how much it takes the sacrifice and you know i mean he's in a great position obviously economically it's not like um it's not like jerry and rose but at the same time uh

I think he loves them even more.

And that was for them to some extent, too.