Canada is hockey.
The only other time I can recall my dad getting upset at me was when I missed a hockey practice. My parents were away, so my buddy and I decided to skip it. I never told my dad about it, but he found out from the coach.
This golf course, you miss a shot a little bit off-line, it's going to bite you.
I spent hours as a kid on the putting green of the local golf course imagining I was sinking a putt to win the Masters.
I actually had a Bobby Orr action figure. You could put the pads on him and skates and all that. I was 7, and he was still playing.
If I can raise more money for charities, or get more Canadian kids to play golf, the green jacket will mean even more.
The course is going to make you look silly sometimes. You have to be able to accept that and move on.
Becoming the first Canadian male to win a Major Championship, especially being the Masters, was a dream come true.
The fame aspect of winning the Masters... besides being married and becoming a father, that's a strong third there.
I have a lot of offers to play for appearance fees. It's nice gravy, but it's not a big motivating factor for me, to go here and there just for money.
You can be six behind on the back nine and still win the tournament.
A lot of my buddies also played golf, but when it came to going to the beach or on the boat and chasing girls, they usually went that way and I went to the golf course to practice. Sometimes they'd come from the beach at dark to pick me up at the course.
If I thought I had hurt my chances of winning another major just because I was chasing money around, I'd wind up kicking myself.
I had two older brothers, so I was always competing with them. The guys I grew up with on the golf course, when I was 13, they were 15 or 16, and I was always trying to beat them.
As for my country, I don't live there, but obviously I'm very proud to be Canadian.
I punch left-handed.
Playing hockey, there were a lot of guys bigger than me, so I knew I was going to get hit and have to deal with it. Gotta hit back.
The beauty of golf, you're in charge out here.
When I'm on with my putting, I'm as good a putter as there is, probably.
A lot of my buddies also played golf, but when it came to going to the beach or on the boat and chasing girls, they usually went that way and I went to the golf course.
