I never played a perfect 18 holes. There is no such thing. I expect to make at least seven mistakes a round. Therefore, when I make a bad shot, I don't worry about it. It is just one of the seven.

What a shame to waste those great shots on the practice tee.

It takes six years to make a golfer: three to learn the game, then another three to unlearn all you have learned in the first three years. You might be a golfer when you arrive at that stage, but more likely you are just starting.

You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.

Which one of you is going to be runner-up?

I would rather be of clear mind and decision with the wrong club than with an unclear mind and the right club.

Every golfer can expect to have four bad shots in a round and when you do, just put them out of your mind. This, of course is hard to do when you've had them and you're not even off the first tee.