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

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.

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.

People have to learn who they are - you can't have somebody else telling you who you are.

Golf is the only-est sport. You're completely alone with every conceivable opportunity to defeat yourself. Golf brings out your assets and liabilities as a person. The longer you play, the more certain you are that a man's performance is the outward manifestation of who, in his heart, he really thinks he is.

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

New Zealand has a great reputation in America for golf.