Billy Mayfair Quotations

You don't know what you're going to get, but we got a nice day. Monday, it was blowing 30-40 mph here. You get one of those days in the next couple days, and the guys playing here are going to be at a big disadvantage.

We grew up together, and I have a picture of him and I at the Junior Worlds. He won, and I think I finished fourth or fifth. Then we played against each other when he went to (Louisiana State University) and I went to (Arizona State University). I've known David just about my whole life. He's playing great, and I'm excited about playing with him tomorrow.

I would have to say anyone within five shots of the lead has a pretty good shot if the wind blows. If it stays calm, maybe not.

I did putt well, ... I didn't hit it quite as well today. I didn't drive it as well. The par-threes is when I hit it close and made birdies.

I'd like to play well enough that I have a chance to get in another playoff with him.

If it stays pretty dry out there, the tournament is still won and lost on the greens. Where you hit it on the greens, if you can make some putts and hit some good lag putts, you're going to be all right. The greens, I still think, make the whole golf course.

I think you have to hit it left today. If you carried it, it's still not going to go through the fairway too much. A couple of the long hitters can fly right over them, but most of us are going to have to play it left today.

I think the golf course is based on tradition. By changing the golf course, I think you lose a little bit of that tradition. We'll see how it plays out this year. Maybe it's time for a new tradition to be written too. Who knows?

People kid Phil, but he's one of the most intelligent persons I've ever been around. He's always thinking ahead. He's a smart man. He's really worked his butt off to learn this golf course.

Nah. It's tougher to travel with. Besides, they're dorky.

Yeah, we've had some high winds and there's been some tough scores out there and the conditions are tough. But for me, I just like playing that way. I like the way the greens are set up here a lot.

We played about five holes with no wind, and then it started blowing. We played pretty much the whole back side with at least a 10-15 mph wind. It plays tricky. We just don't know the golf course well enough yet.

You can kid about Phil, but he's one of the most intelligent persons I've ever met.

Any more on this tour, it's better to be aggressive than anything else. I'll play the same way tomorrow -- as aggressive as I can. But not stupid.

You may see guys show up next year here with two drivers. Guys keep changing the golf course, and we keep thinking of ways to make it easier to play.

This is why I spend hours on the range and this is why I'm away from my family as much as I am. I have a chance. ... I'm really looking forward to it.

It's 18 holes, and that back side will get hard and tricky, and the winds are going to blow. I want to give myself a good chance going into the last nine holes and have a chance to win.

It's a great finishing hole. I think it makes for a lot of excitement and it could turn the whole tournament around real fast.

It's not just standing up there and shooting darts at the green all the time.

(Donald) missed a little putt on 10, and we both were kind of spilling oil. But, boy, he came right back and birdied 13 and 14. He really did what he had to do to win.

No matter what, the player is always right, ... The caddie's never right.

It was just a big thrill for me.

I'm going to go out and try to play my game and make some birdies. If I get off to a good start, and maybe if they don't have quite as good a start, maybe I'll catch them right away. It's 18 holes, and that back side will get hard and tricky. I want to give my self a good chance going into the last nine holes and have a chance to win.

I met a gentleman who gave me a golf ball from when I finished one of my matches there. It was old and yellow.

I made a bunch of pars and got hot there at the end.

I like the golf course. It's not standing there and shooting darts all the time. Yeah, we've had some high winds, and conditions have been tough. I just like playing that way.

I guess you could call it gut-check time. I had lost all confidence in my putting, and on the PGA Tour, that's what it always comes down to.