Golf is fundamentally about being honest. I see people hit eight shots and tell me they shot five. I never say a word. It is a reminder to me of what is at stake.
Golf is the only game I know where you call a foul on yourself.
I am very proud of the fact I do not cheat when I'm playing golf.
We've got to abide by the rules. We have to protect it. The game of golf at a professional level is so clean. We are our own judge, jury and executioner. If we don't do what we think is right, the game might get away from us.
I never kick my ball in the rough or improve my lie in a sand trap. For that I have a caddie.
In a generation or two, or maybe sooner, young golfers of true sporting instinct will wonder why all this handling of the ball is necessary. It will seem to them that the game is not as good as it might be.
Golf may be played on Sunday, not being a game within the view of the law, but being a form of moral effort.
