Concentration Is A Fine Antidote To Anxiety.

Sometimes, I'm An Ogre. I Can Be Short. I'll Walk Into The Office Some Days And I've Gotten Up On The Wrong Side Of The Bed, And Everybody Knows It. I'm A Perfectionist. I Like To Be Organized, And I Like To Get Everything Done Today.

Bob Ford Is A Great Guy. He's A Great Friend. He's Done A Great Job At Oakmont And Seminole. He's A Very Quiet Man. He Doesn't Get In The Middle Of Everything, But He Understands What A Nice Job He's Done At Both Places.

For Years, I Never Thought I Needed A Short Game. Finally I Just Decided To Do Something About It. I Needed To Get Up And Down From Tough Spots On The Par-5s For My Birdies. So I Went To Phil [rogers]. He's The Best. For The Last Couple Weeks, Phil Has Been Staying At My House And We've Been Practicing In The Evening.

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.

Nobody - But Nobody - Has Ever Become Really Proficient At Golf Without Practice, Without Doing A Lot Of Thinking And Then Hitting A Lot Of Shots. It Isn't So Much A Lack Of Talent; It's A Lack Of Being Able To Repeat Good Shots Consistently That Frustrates Most Players. And The Only Answer To That Is Practice.