Somewhere down the line I'd like to create a foundation that brings awareness to environmental protection, sustainability, the effects of pollution, and all of those things related to protecting nature.Collection: Environmental
I'm a pretty mellow guy, but I've got a fire burning inside, but you guys will probably never see that.
I remember watching Tiger make the putt in '08. I was standing by a tree that's no longer there, it got taken down by the storm. I watched that putt live.
Some say I don't show much emotion. That's just not my cup of tea.
All the techniques to help stay calm and focused, to control your mind, have all really helped me.
If practice and preparation were all it took to prevent nerves on the course, tour players would never get rattled.
The only time I am an unhappy camper is when I feel like I'm treated unfairly.
As a rookie you sort of don't really know if you're good enough, and then you start listening to a bunch of random things or just out looking for a bunch of random things that don't help.
Feel shots. Flops. Bump-and-runs. Those types of things are usually what go first for me when I haven't practiced much.
For me personally, short game, bunker shots aren't too bad.
In golf I have my support team, and though I hit the shots, I say 'we' a lot, because 'we' made it happen.
I never really idolized any one golfer.
I'm not really much of a celebrating type.
I put little goals in place every day, and I think if you can kind of keep to the small things it's easier to capture the big picture at the end.
I've been trying to make my bed every day. Every time I wake up, I try and - someone told me there's been books about it, about how important it is to start the day with a win.
I think getting your head in the right mental space is important, and maybe I do need to go back to my rookie vibes to where I'm very happy-go-lucky, nothing really matters.
I was out here at East Lake, on a property I had never seen, and I was just like a kid at Disneyland walking around. There was only 30 guys. Thinking about how this is the big goal everyone is looking forward to at the end of the year and I'm fortunate enough to make it.
I kind of enjoy just hanging back and relaxing, sort of the San Diego, Southern California vibe, whatever you want to call it.
We've got the blue-collar pros here in San Diego.
My body just won't let me hit it, like, 330 in the air.
Coming out of college, you never really know how good you are, you've never played for money, you've put all your eggs in one basket and your whole life revolves around it. For a while, I didn't think I was going to be good enough.
I've had doubts at every stage of my career.
I expect a lot from myself but, over time, I've learned to tame that.
My dad was always very hard on me when it came to sports. He always used golf to teach me life lessons.
I pretty much figured out in grade school that we weren't the stereotypical American family.
I always felt like I was mentally tougher than the other kids.
If I ever felt sorry for myself, my dad and I would have this two-hour talk. He bred an underdog mentality into me from a younger age.
One of my big goals for 2019 is to make the cut at the Farmers.
I've been called a cheater by my fellow opponents. It's all joking, but when someone yells 'cheater' in front of 200 people, to me it's not going to go down very well.
I don't sit at home and test my driver, you know.
The first thing you do before you take a swing with a driver is put it down and see how it looks to your eye. If you don't like how it looks, it's going to be difficult to hit a good shot.
My dad taught me how to get into clubs and what to look for in clubs, and he always stressed to me that a 3-wood, 4-wood or 5-wood was the toughest club to dial in and if you find a good one to keep it.
A conventional blade has more toe hang so that's for people who want to rotate the face more. I'm not that person. I don't have a strong arc to my stroke so the mallet works better for me.
For me the trickiest thing is figuring out the spin and loft.
I feel very American, but my upbringing was quite the opposite.
I like to consider that I have a good insight into other cultures because I grew up with my parents having different views on things. It makes traveling a lot easier, I do enjoy other cultures.
It is never easy to have your dad as your swing coach.
When I am playing my best, I am not worrying about a whole lot.
One of the best forcers was probably Tiger in his prime. He could force an outcome if he needed it.
I haven't really learned how to play great forceful golf. I sort of go with the flow, and if I handle my game properly, not too many mistakes should be made.
Our job as players is to show up to tournaments, put on a show for The R&A and for the Tour and to handle our business.
I enjoy tough golf, I guess. There's something fun about it that other people may not think is fun.
Right now, my caddie has a nicer car than I do. That tells me a little something.
I'm an old soul.
It's all strange to me, but it's pretty cool when people know who you are.
I need to find a way to manage my time and be an adult.
I just still feel like an underdog. I feel like until you're No. 1, you're chasing.
I would gladly give up my driver if it's not conforming. But there's still 130 other players in the field that potentially have a nonconforming driver, as well.
Taking care of the environment is important to me.
Being from California, my parents are very eco-friendly and I feel like I've been nurtured by a tree-hugger family in a way.