The USGA doesn't want to recognize the fact that today's players are better than ever. They seem willing to do anything to prevent us from shooting scores that would make us appear better than the great names of the past.

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

Competitiveness is a personality thing and competitive people don't become pushovers the day they turn fifty.

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

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

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.