On Super Bowl Sunday, Detry birdied the last four holes to win by a touchdown (seven shots) for his first PGA Tour title, the first by a native of Belgium and the fifth victory by an international player in the first six weeks on Tour.

Being in contention had always put Thomas Detry on fast-forward. His heart raced and his mind looked ahead instead of focusing on the moment. Knowing what was at stake, the Belgian took steps to calm his nerves by meditating and taking an ice bath before each of his final two rounds at raucous TPC Scottsdale.

In his post-tournament interview on CBS, following his first PGA Tour win at the WM Phoenix Open, Belgium's Thomas Detry spoke at a rapid pace, the words flooding out of his mouth in unbroken torrents,