It's a long, hard, difficult process to make it to a national championship.

Do I want to tackle a 230-pound guy who's running like a deer? Heavens no, no one in their right mind would. But there is something that drives me and compels me to stick my head in there and give it my best shot.

Early in my career, my 3-, 5- and 9-irons performed differently than my other irons. But I adapted and made them work.

On the PGA Tour, guys finish in the top 10, make a ton of money and think they're great players. In my era, you had to win. We didn't settle for anything else.

You can talk about strategy all you want, but what really matters is resiliency.

My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down.

I just never subscribed to the theory that at age 55, you fall off the face of the earth on the Tour...I always felt that was too young of an age for that.