Joe Molloy

It's testament to the complete player he's become.

And it was such a...

It was such an intense week for him.

Obviously, the build up to the event was about him as defending champion and the champions dinner.

And then I guess because he went so well in the first round, even though he hadn't played that well for the first seven, eight holes, almost, he did a full press conference in the press center.

And then on Friday, because he caught fire in that way on the back nine, what was it, six or seven birdies in seven holes or eight holes, something ridiculous.

And he was six shots clear.

He did another full press conference on the Friday.

And like a lot of people said it, the Friday press conference almost, it had the tone of a victory press conference, you know, not intentionally, just it just kind of...

it just drifted in there.

A bit like that example of, yeah, look, I've been flying up to Augusta and, you know, I dropped Poppy to school and I play and I go home and here's the secret to how I've cracked Augusta was kind of the tone of it.

And again, that's the kind of thing you're used to on a Sunday night where everyone's gathering around to hear how it was conquered.

You know, he's doing it on a Friday, you know, well, this is what I did and it just had that air.

But it meant by Saturday...

Like, I don't know, the tournament felt accelerated.

Saturday to me felt like a Sunday in some way.

Like there was a degree of, well, he can kill it off now.

But geez, if he gives up this lead, then it might be very hard for him to go back on Sunday and go again.

But it was just such a strange week.

Like from coronation and then crisis.