If I had to cram all my tournament experience into one sentence, I would say, Don't give up and don't let up!
A buoyant, positive approach to the game is as basic as a sound swing.
In choosing a partner, always pick the optimist.
From its earliest beginnings, golf has been a gentleman's game - to be played as much for the sake of the game as for the contest.
Golf is like solitaire. When you cheat, you cheat only yourself.
You build a golf game like you build a wall, one brick at a time.