I waited all summer to turn pro until after the Walker Cup (two weeks ago). That was my whole goal this summer, to play in the Walker Cup, get the Cup back for the United States. After we did that, it was an easy decision to turn pro and not play in the Amateur.

[Even the notoriously hard-to-impress Americans were in awe of Fisher during the recent Walker Cup in Chicago, where he remained unbeaten in singles. Great Britain and Ireland may have lost the contest by the agonising margin of 14½-13½ but Chigwell's finest announced his status as a superstar-in-waiting by birdying four of the last five holes to defeat the vastly experienced Michael Putnam on the opening afternoon.] Unbelievable, ... Oh, how I would love to have 10 per cent of Oli's future earnings.

Over the course of the last generation or two, a variety of technological, economic and social changes have rendered obsolete the stuff of American social capital.

Transparency, sunshine, disclosure are recurring themes in the conversations that I am having with my colleagues. I think people are in general agreement that names ought to be associated with earmarks that are funded.

There are a dozen issues, any one of which could break this deal, ... This is going to be a heavy lift.

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