The importance of my legacy is not the golf course, it's what my life is, and what my life is intended to be. The game of golf is a game. My family is my life.

We [with my wife] felt like we had the ability to help people not just on a local basis, but on a national basis.

You have to watch your handicap. My son Steve says, "Never make a putt you don't have to."

Reflection is a scene that I will cherish forever.

And, of course, I'm constantly energized by designing courses around the world.

I first saw Arnold Palmer when I was just a kid and he came to Columbus to play in a tournament. I watched him on the driving range hit balls that day. We went on to become great friends.

I've wanted to design golf courses ever since I was a kid. I suppose it comes from the way I've played the game. To find the proper way to play any hole, I've always begun by asking myself what the architect has tried to do with it.