Kansas basketball coach Bill Self spoke with Gary Woodland on the phone Sunday after the former KU golfer defeated Chez Reavie in a one-hole playoff to win the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale.
“I actually heard from him last night. I was as exciting watching … I can’t believe they played the Waste Management Open prior to the Super Bowl. That should have been after the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl was a warmup for that,” Self said Monday.
“That was exciting for anybody that supports Kansas and obviously supports Gary. For a guy that’s been through what he and his wife, Gabby, have been through … as much as they have in the last calendar year, I’m sure it was an overwhelming feeling of emotion that took place when he was making that 1-footer on the 19th hole to win it.