Jordan Spieth isn't quite ready to say he's over his Masters meltdown - but he's also not letting it get him down.
"I'm not taking it very hard," Spieth said of letting a five-shot lead in the final round at Augusta National slip, handing Danny Willett the green jacket.
"I've got ladies at the grocery stores putting their hand on me and going, 'Really praying for you; how are you doing?' I'm like, 'My dog didn't die. I'll be OK. I'll survive.'
"It happens."
Spieth was speaking at an event in suburban Pittsburgh ahead of a practice round on Wednesday at Oakmont, where he will try to defend his US Open title next month.
Perhaps the ongoing speculation over his state of mind has something to do with the fact something like that just hadn't happened to Spieth during the 22-year-old's sprint to the top of the world rankings.
In a run that included a pair of major championships, Spieth developed a reputation as one of the game's steadiest players down the stretch.
In the span of 30 minutes during the final round at Augusta, it disappeared - culminating on No.12 where he twice hit the ball into Rae's Creek on his way to a quadruple bogey.
"It was just bad timing on the wrong hole," Spieth said.
"And you know, it is what it is, and I'll move on. If you're in contention at a major, hopefully 50-plus times in your career, something like that is bound to happen. Just don't let it happen again."
Since then Spieth has done what most early 20-somethings with time to burn and money to spend do: he went on spring break with Rickie Fowler, Smylie Kaufman and Justin Thomas.
Their getaway at a tropical resort was chronicled via Snapchat, a vacation that included a little golf and a lot of unwinding.
"We were having fun, we were relaxed," Spieth said.
"We were able to play golf and golf was kind of secondary to the relaxation part of the trip."
It will be back to work on Wednesday when Spieth takes a look at Oakmont, which will host its ninth US Open and first since 2007.
Before that is a trip to Florida for next week's Players Championship.
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