I started [flying] by being scared. When I was an amateur I played a couple tournaments and I had to fly, and got into weather and stuff, and it scared me, and I decided that would not work, I had to learn to fly, I had to find out about airplanes and aeronautical engineering and what it was all about.

I'm not much for sitting around and thinking about the past or talking about the past. What does that accomplish?

My grandson Sam Saunders has been playing golf since he could hold a club and I spent a lot of time with him over the years. Like my father taught me, I showed him the fundamentals of the game and helped him make adjustments as he and his game matured over the years.

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 I could be a complete professional without having won the British Open. It was something you had to do to complete your career.

What other people may find in poetry or art museums, I find in the flight of a good drive.

I am against making golf courses obsolete, going to the national Open and playing half the holes with a one-iron.