A lot of golfers take the club back with almost no upper-body rotation - they're all arms. And even when they do rotate back, it's usually on a flat shoulder plane. If your shoulders turn back fairly level with the ground, it's hard to swing down from inside the target line and hit an accurate shot.

A question I get asked a lot in pro-ams is how I'm able to swing the club as hard as I do. Honestly, I'm not swinging that hard. I'm using about 75 percent of my maximum effort.

I typically opt for a fade when I'm hitting into greens. It's just an easier shot to control.

To be No. 1 is something I've dreamed of as a kid.

I'm not somebody who's going to panic if things go the wrong way.

Being in the fairway, I think the fairways are a little bit more overrated.

I'm going to have wedge when guys are going have a 6-iron, plain and simple.

I'm just really good at blending in. If you look at how I've grown up, I wasn't the best, so hanging back comes more naturally.

There are some things you have to accept come with being really good at something: more attention, more eyes on you, every move you make - whether good or bad, you have to answer. If that's the price of where I want to get, it'll be worth it.

To be honest, I'm not a big golf nerd. Golf is kind of boring, not much action.

I don't mind being by myself, even in a foreign country.

I haven't had too many tragedies in my family where there has been a loss or even an accident. I've been lucky in that sense.

I'm not the biggest on social media.

St. Andrews is my favorite place to play golf. I've said it many times. I love the design. I love how there is always a bunker in play. And every time you play, it is always a little bit different. There are so many angles out there. It is beautifully designed. And so much fun to play.

I love travelling. I'll go anywhere. I think it's so much fun.

I feel like if you outwork everybody, you're giving yourself the best opportunity every time you go into an event. You want to outwork everybody, and you want to beat everybody. Put in the work, and the results will come.

If you look at some of the strongest athletes in the world, they're gymnasts. And they're the most flexible. You can be very strong, very flexible, and still be able to move.

I got into a car accident and couldn't play baseball, hockey, and basketball. We stuck with golf for a little while, and it's panned out. I think it was a blessing in disguise.

Being 21, 22 years old... traveling the world and getting to play golf is pretty neat.

I learned how to play golf over in Europe; I learned how to manage being on the road.

Golf's my job; it's not my life. It's something I've enjoyed, but I also like to get away from the golf course.

Sometimes your haters are your biggest motivators.

I just kind of keep doing what I'm doing, keep plugging away, kind of hide behind closed doors sometimes, which is nice, kind of the way I'd like to keep it.

I always try to find something where I feel like I'm kind of the underdog and kind of put that little chip on my shoulder.

As long as every tournament, every year, you're getting better and better, that's all that matters.

You've got guys who will kiss up, and I'm not gonna kiss up. I don't need to kiss anyone's butt. I'm here to play golf.

A lot of guys are known for the stuff they do off the golf course and who they like to hang around. It's pretty obvious who's doing that and who isn't.

What's been good for the downtime is I got a dog. A little black lab. I've been training her, so she's kept me occupied.

Everyone remembers the winner; nobody remembers who finishes second. But quite a lot, I seem to be right around the hunt with nine holes to play.

You start comparing yourself to other people, you end up trying to be that person. You've got to be your own person, do it your own way. You can be motivated by somebody, but you don't have to take after them.

To me, traveling in the United States isn't that much fun. I like to go elsewhere and experience different cultures.

I honestly just want to take a selfie sometimes.

Sometimes you just need to be put in your place, I think.

Golf's weird because it's individual, and there's nobody to blame but yourself, but then, golfers also have this it's-everybody-else's-fault thing where you don't take ownership.

You tell me I can't do something, I'm going to do it.

I like to lay low. I like to hang back. I like to be the person that's not really recognized.

I've always been, I guess, pretty cool.

I don't like people; I don't let too many people into my life.

I'm not going to let everyone in, but when I do open up, I trust you. I let you fully in. My close friends, my family, and everyone around me can really appreciate it, and sometimes it's not the easiest to open up to people.

My whole life, I grew up watching Tiger Woods. If I tuned in to a golf tournament, that's who I watched.

I've always felt like I was going to win a British Open at St. Andrews. That place is suited for me.

I'm not always smiling when I'm on the golf course. Sometimes, hey, listen, people have regular jobs. You go to them when they're working, and you catch them not in the best moment either. So I understand how people could perceive me. But come get to know me, and I'm totally a different person.

I get in that zone, even if I'm relaxing or whatever, where I just zone out. I don't even hear anybody. You could ask me a question five times, and I don't even hear it.

You can't hide when you're on the top of the leaderboard. You can't hide my name.

I don't care what anyone thinks about me.

I don't get sore. If you're working out every day, you're not going to be sore.

I'm about the size of a cornerback, maybe a free safety.

Golf doesn't really have many big guys.

I see the young guys coming out of college. They are bombing it past me. They hit it so far, they are leaving me in the dust.

I don't really think too far ahead, usually.