I tried to tell them they should pick someone else. I know nothing about golf. I've never even hit a golf ball with a golf club.

We sort of ran into each other a couple of times in a six-month period. Once at the golf course and a couple of times in restaurants. Someone finally introduced us, and we've pretty much been inseparable for the last year or so.

He's very much into what it takes in sports to do well. When he was pitching and me with golf, they're both very mental sports. He can tell very quickly if I'm not playing right and give me some words, or sometimes a kick in the butt.

She has absolutely just taken this to a whole new level. She deserves a lot of credit.

We realized that we really had to make the Classic one of the major focuses of our fundraising. We really tried to maximize the weekend and make it as profitable as possible.

It's been a combination of things. I've gone back to work with my coach from junior golf and college days (Phil Krick). I started working with him again in January. He 's made huge improvements in my swing in the past month ... he probably knows my swing better than anybody.