Watson was running 30 minutes behind schedule because of a travel delay, which is par for the course in his post-Masters life. Once he made himself comfortable at the podium, he spoke like someone who could use a few more hours in the day or at least a few more hours of sleep.
In the 16 days since winning his first major, Watson said, he has had little time for reflection. He completed the talk-show gauntlet in New York, played in Tim Tebow's charity event in Florida and bonded with his two-month-old son, Caleb, whom he and his wife Angie adopted last month.
"We've had him for a month, and I've only got to see him eight or nine days, so it's not enough, not a lot," Watson said. He sounded rueful. He said he cried when it was time to leave his son and wife in Orlando, Fla., to fly to New Orleans.