Had I not become a professional golfer, I think I would have pursued some type of career in aviation.
I think the guys are more conscious of the fact that being in good physical condition under the conditions that they play will make them better players.
I never felt that I didn’t have a chance to win.
I can sum it up like this: Thank God for the game of golf.
Concentration, Confidence, Competitive urge, Capacity for enjoyment.
How did I make a twelve on a par five hole? It’s simple – I missed a four foot putt for an eleven.
I think I’ve heard somebody say that I was a well-dressed golfer. I guess that has something to do with the fact that a lot of people who play golf don’t dress very well.
I didn’t get playing professional golf until I was 25 years old. And I always said that if I could make it work, I would play as long as I could walk.
Golf never ceases to be a challenge, even when it really is just you and the ball out there and nobody else.
The thing I probably love the most is driving out with the championship trophy under my arm.
The only really unplayable lie I can think of is when you’re supposed to be playing golf and come home with lipstick on your collar.
I would not have been able to accomplish a lot of what I did professionally had I not learned to fly myself and owned an airplane. For example, I was able to fly to an exhibition for the day and be back home in time for dinner. I never would have been able to do that flying commercially.
Putting is a fascinating, aggravating, wonderful, terrible and almost incomprehensible part of the game of golf.
Timing is everything in life and in golf.
I have a psychological feeling about things – and if I have something that I need to accomplish and I accomplish it, I let down after that, and that happened to me in golf.
A lot of people are afraid of winning. I was afraid I might not win.
When I was in college, I thought about becoming an attorney. But I wasn’t smart enough; I hate being cooped up indoors; and I’m too nice a guy.
One thing I’ve learned over time is, if you hit a golf ball into water, it won’t float.
When you play by the rules, defy mental demons, overcome every challenge, and enjoy a walk in the country at the same time – that’s being alive.
Everyone I built a course for thinks they have the best golf course in the world and I’m very pleased and proud of that.