I Like The Miami Because I Could

I Try To Deign Golf Courses That Are Individual In Character And Individual In Their Own Standing.

I Remember What A Thrill It Was To Attend My First Champions Dinner. Just Being In The Same Room With Some Of The Guys I Had Admired Growing Up And To Be There Because I Had Won The Masters Was Quite An Honor. I Still Attend The Dinner Every Year And It Is One Of The Highlights Of My Time At Augusta During Masters Week.

When I Was Playing In A Junior Tournament One Time, I Missed A Short Putt And Threw My Putter Into The Trees. I Went On To Win The Tournament And Later, Instead Of My Dad Congratulating Me, He Told Me That If I Ever Threw A Club Again, I'd Never Play In Another Golf Tournament. I Haven't Thrown A Club Since.

The Fans Motivated Me. They Gave Me The Incentive To Want To Play And To Want To Win And To Continue To Play As My Career Progressed. They Were Never A Distraction.

I Can Sum It Up Like This: Thank God For The Game Of Golf.