First Time I Met Jack [nicholas ]

There's No Question That The Galleries Still Like To See Birdies And Eagles. If You Take Them All Away, It Takes Some Of The Dramatics, The Excitement Of A Golf Tournament And We [people] Don't Want To Do That.

I Started [flying] By Being Scared. When I Was An Amateur I Played A Couple Tournaments And I Had To Fly, And Got Into Weather And Stuff, And It Scared Me, And I Decided That Would Not Work, I Had To Learn To Fly, I Had To Find Out About Airplanes And Aeronautical Engineering And What It Was All About.

From The Beginning It Was Drilled Into Me That A Golf Course Was A Place Where Character Fully Reveals Itself -- Both Its Strengths And Its Flaws. As A Result, I Learned Early Not Only To Fix My Ball Marks But Also To Congratulate An Opponent On A Good Shot, Avoid Walking Ahead Of A Player Preparing To Shoot, Remain Perfectly Still When Someone Else Was Playing, And A Score Of Other Small Courtesies That Revealed, In My Father's Mind, One's Abiding Respect For The Game.

Had I Not Become A Professional Golfer, I Think I Would Have Pursued Some Type Of Career In Aviation.

We Have A Great Field And I'm Very Happy About That. It's A Tough Time Of Year As It Gets Closer To The Masters, But I'm Appreciative Of The Players Who Are Here, And I'm Expecting A Great Week.