It's a great sense of accomplishment when you can take something and really think it's really tough, and then all of a sudden you conquer it. That makes you feel pretty good.

I never worried about money, except that I knew that all I had to worry about was golf. As long as I could play, I was going to make money.

For years, I never thought I needed a short game. Finally I just decided to do something about it. I needed to get up and down from tough spots on the par-5s for my birdies. So I went to Phil [Rogers]. He's the best. For the last couple weeks, Phil has been staying at my house and we've been practicing in the evening.

Why are we building golf courses? Because we enjoy being outside, bringing man and nature together.

I'm probably the only bottom-heavy golfer in the country.

I didn't push any of my kids into golf, and they played golf because they wanted to.

You have to love something and have a passion for it to be disciplined. My commitment was purely to golf