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.

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

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.

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

Keep close count of your nickels and dimes, stay away from whiskey, and never concede a putt.

I'd say that golf is about 75% mental. If your state of mind gets out of kilter, you're worse off than a tomcat floating on a log.

I hope I'll never get too old to want to take part in this event, and I don't think I will ever age that much.