Five months before winning the 1995 Tour Championship, Mayfair finished eighth at Colonial. At the time, it marked his career-best effort in Fort Worth. Mayfair has eclipsed that Colonial finish only once in 12 tries, when he placed seventh in 1999. Hubert Green won the 1977 U.S. Open after posting a third-place finish at the 1975 Colonial, his best showing in Fort Worth. A case could be made that, for all seven winners at Southern Hills, lessons learned in Fort Worth helped lead to victory in Tulsa.
Price buys into that theory.
So does Mayfair. If you're playing well at one, you're likely to play well at the other. The wind is definitely more of a factor at Colonial. Obviously, anyone who's playing well and hits good iron shots will have a great chance at either place. It plays to their advantage a little bit.