The US Open flag eliminates a lot of players. Some players just weren't meant to win the US Open. Quite often, they know it.

Over the first three rounds you're playing the course. In the final round, if you're in contention, you're playing the man.

I've always tried to play golf with a golf club. I have a hard time driving with my rifle. I mean, 18 is really narrow ... I have no problem with the course, except for the tee shot on 18.

If you're going to be a player people will remember, you have to win the Open at St. Andrews.

At a certain point in the [golf] tournament, it becomes a match play event and becomes a match play event against who is on the leaderboard, so you have to know who is there to do what you're going to try to do.

I understand golf is a game, and I've never treated it as anything else. Family is something that's very special, and so they all contributed to the room. They all contributed to what my life was, my career was.

I have a couple [of grandsons] that are in college playing lacrosse. It's great and it's fun. But they all also play golf a little bit.