Hitting a golf ball and putting have nothing in common. They're two different games. You work all your life to perfect a repeating swing that will get you to the greens, and then you have to try to do something that is totally unrelated. There shouldn't be any cups, just flag sticks. And then the man who hit the most fairways and greens and got closest to the pins would be the tournament winner.

Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don't you?

Your name is the most important thing you own. Don't ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.

The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.

Control is the main thing, and the tee shot is the most important shot in golf. You've got to hit the fairway before you have a good chance of putting the ball close to the pin. You can be the greatest iron player in the world, but if you're in the boondocks it won't do you any good.

I never played a round when I didn't learn something new about the game.

The most important shot in golf is the next one.