PERSONAL
Started to play golf at age 5, but participated in all sports as a teenager.
Uses an unorthodox but effective swing.
Turned professional in 1970 and worked one summer as an assistant pro at famed Merion GC in Ardmore, PA.
Active in golf course design. Worked with Fuzzy Zoeller on the TPC Southwind, venue for the PGA TOUR's St. Jude Classic. Also helped design Greystone G&CC in Birmingham with Bob Cupp, the former site of the Regions Charity Classic.
His hero was baseball great Ted Williams.
Favorite courses are Winged Foot, Pebble Beach, Cypress Point and Portmarnock in Ireland.
Enjoys "The O'Reilly Factor" on the Fox News Channel.