What did I want with prestige? The British Open paid the winner $600 in American money. A man would have to be two hundred years old at that rate to retire from golf.

The three things I fear most in golf are lightning, Ben Hogan and a downhill putt.

You've just one problem. You stand too close to the ball after you've hit it.

The fact that Slammin' Sammy couldn't win the Open made it all the more valuable for the players that did win. Gave it a special quality. I'd say a part of the sheen on that trophy comes from my sweat.

In golf, as in life, you get out of it what you put into it.

What abandoned course is that?

Of the mental hazards, being scared is the worst. When you get scared, you get tense.