Gary Woodland

“I've trained since I started walking, I've played sports, I've competed. I've learned how to win, even if I haven't done it as much as I'd like.”

“I went to school to Washburn to play basketball, and I always believed if basketball didn't work out I could fall back on golf.”

“It's nice to see the results. You work so hard and you want to see results to back up the work that you've done.”

“My dad had me on the golf course. It was just something I could do with my dad.”

“Everybody expects you to play well, and when you don't have the results, that's tough.”

“I make 18 three-footers after every round. It's just something that helps me focus on routine, and helps me hear the ball go in the hole. It's something I do every day.”

“When I see the ball going in the hole, I'm a completely different player.”

“I've always been a pretty good ball-striker, I've relied on my ball-striking in my whole career, my athletic ability. But the short game and putting has kind of held me back in majors.”

“I'm comfortable playing aggressively.”

“Basketball, you're not always going to have your best, but you find ways. If I'm not shooting well, I can pass, I can play defense. There's other things I can do. I can take that to golf.”

“Enjoy the pressure. Enjoy the stress. Enjoy being uncomfortable. And don't shy away from it, embrace it.”

“I'm not going to abandon the power game, but I'm going to be sure use it to my advantage.”

“I'm becoming a more complete player where I believe I can compete more week in, week out, especially in major championships.”

“My short game was really what was really bad, to be honest with you. And so my whole deal was I had to hit chips off putting greens all the time, and there were some times where superintendents weren't a huge fan of me.”

“I have a boxer and I'm getting another boxer. I have a girlfriend, Gabby Granado, who lives with me as well.”

“It's frustrating not to play well.”

“If I'm not driving the golf ball, now I can rely on something else to really get me through. It took me a while to get my game to that position, but I feel like I'm comfortable doing that now.”

“Taxes are nice in Florida.”

“I always just wanted to be successful. I didn't know what it was, what I was going to do.”

“I always wanted to play at the highest level. I didn't care what sport it was; I just wanted to play at the highest level.”