I'm Probably The Only Bottom-heavy Golfer In

I Learned Early In My Career, Where You Get So Wrapped Up And So Excited, That All Of A Sudden You Don't Think. So I Worked Very Hard To Keep Myself Suppressed. And That's One Of The Reasons I Wasn't Gregarious With The Gallery.

That "i Don't Give A Darn" Attitude Is Probably Why I've Shot So Many Good Final Rounds Over The Years When I Started The Day A Few Shots Behind With Nothing To Lose. . . And Maybe That's Why I've Shot So Many Bad Last Rounds When I Was Ahead And Knew I Couldn't Afford A Mistake.

I Never Hit A Shot, Not Even In Practice, Without Having A Very Sharp, In-focus Picture Of It In My Head. It's Like A Color Movie. First I 'see' Where I Want It To Finish, Nice And White And Sitting Up High On The Bright Green Grass. Then The Scene Quickly Changes And I 'see' The Ball Going There: Its Path, Trajectory, And Shape, Even Its Behavior On Landing. Then There Is This Sort Of Fadeout, And The Next Scene Shows Me Making The Kind Of Swing That Will Turn The Previous Images To Reality.

This Is A Game. That's All It Is. It's Not A War.

What's Interesting About Golf Is That Most Athletes End Up Gravitating Toward Golf Because It Is Such A Difficult Sport.