I receive huge support from Irish and British sports fans alike and it is greatly appreciated. Likewise I feel I have a great affinity with the American sports fans. I play most of my golf in the U.S. nowadays and I am incredibly proud to have won the U.S. Open and U.S. PGA Championship in the last two years.

Sport was an obvious favourite of mine, and not only golf. I was, and still am, a big rugby fan.

If somebody asks me whether I'd rather sink the winning putt in the Ryder Cup or win a major, it's the major every day. World championship or Ryder Cup? Win a world championship. At the end of the day you're going to be remembered for what you achieve in an individual sport.

I was very excited when I first started to travel so much. In fact, I was amazed that people were paying me to travel to play the game I loved.

With success comes expectation, and I know the expectation on me is going to be pretty high.

I believe that anybody with Mandela's capacity to endure hardship and then forgive is a born leader and example to us all.

I was more worried about what other people would think rather than, you know, me. But you have got to do what is right for yourself and what you feel comfortable with.