Zach Johnson Quotations

Goal setting will never stop. I will continue to work hard and practice hard and see where things go.

I've got a great support system, starting with my wife and family, to my agent, my instructor, and my mental coach.

I'm kind of a grinder. I'm a Cinderella, an underdog story who fights.

I discovered what it meant to 'live for Christ,' and that it honestly was something I wanted to do. The facts were there, and I could sense the Holy Spirit at work.

I have no superstitions. I don't have to have a Sunday outfit. I don't have socks or underwear I have to wear.

Some people thought I'd be on the PGA Tour, that I'd win tournaments, play in majors, contend in majors, win majors. I thought they were crazy.

Whenever I'm in Des Moines, I always make a trip to Manhattan Deli for a sandwich. I spent a lot of time there when I was going to college at Drake, so it's usually my one 'go-to' food stop when I'm in town.

You need to make a trip to Des Moines in August, because the Iowa State Fair really is a sight to see. The Iowa Fairgrounds are usually packed for those 11 days, and you get a real sense of what a classic Midwest fair is all about.

I just see myself as an athlete and a competitor, someone who just works really hard at trying to get better at golf.

There are a bunch of places to stay in Des Moines, but I'd suggest finding a place on the west side of town. It's a great urban area that has a lot to offer tourists.

I don't hit it very far; I don't overpower a golf course, but I think I'm a pretty decent putter. At Augusta National, putting is premium.

I feel like God gave me the ability to play a game. I try to take it very seriously. I realize it's just a game.

I like boring golf. That's kind of what butters my bread.

I like to look good on the golf course.

I like to play what I call a-motional golf. Emotion doesn't grab me that much.

I play golf for a living. I'm grateful for that. It's a beautiful game, provides a great opportunity.

I'm a foodie. I enjoy it a lot, and contrary to what it looks, I eat a lot. My comfort food, of all things, would be southern soul barbecue.

I'm not the most charismatic, maybe emotional, fun-packed individual on the golf course; I get that.

I've come a long way since 2007 when I kind of launched my golf career.

If I'm trying to rebound after a bad hole, I just go back to tempo and process and rhythm, and I cling to my routine.

When you're trying to accomplish lofty goals, and when you're attacking something of great magnitude, you have to have help.

Winning the 2007 Master's was a dream fulfilled; culminating on Easter Sunday with my family was very special. You couldn't write it up any better.

Early in the winter of 2002, I gave my life to the Lord. Before I was one, I always thought being a Christian would be boring. In reality, it has been the complete opposite.

Elmcrest CC, in Cedar Rapids, is where it all started when I was growing up. The tree-lined course has a very demanding layout that requires you to be accurate off the tee and avoid a number of well-placed water hazards on some of the holes.

Golf is not my priority. I would hope people see me as a Christian man who loved his family, who loved being in the heat of competition and sometimes succeeded at it; who understood that golf was his job and that he was very lucky to play it for a living.

I don't hit it as far as a lot of guys do, so I have to be in the right spot in the fairway to score, and that means driving it well. The two biggest keys for me are to make a good transition and to keep my hands ahead of the clubhead through impact. I want to feel as if my swing is two swings: one going back and another coming down.

I don't know if I have a brand. I just see myself as an athlete and a competitor, someone who just works really hard at trying to get better at golf. I guess I'm kind of the feel-good story who's seen every level of professional golf.

I had good skills, but my lack of size and speed kept me a little behind the best kids in the other sports. Golf offered a more level field. I would have rather played other sports, but golf picked me.

I'm a Christian guy, and when it comes to my priorities, it's the utmost. For me, just to calm myself down, to keep my perspective when I'm playing, to not make too big a deal of it... that's where I go to. The peace that comes with that allows me to play free golf.

If you put me in the fairway at my average distance into a par 4, 175 to 180 yards, and you put another player in the rough 120 yards from the green, over time, I'm going to wear him out.

My boring, mundane, diligent kind of golf works sometimes. Actually, it works all the time. And sometimes, on the greatest stages, it really does flourish.

Sports formed me. I was always decently skilled but lacked size, so I had to resort to using my skill versus my power. I strategically play golf because that's all I can do. It's the same on the basketball court. I try to get open and shoot it. Or I use the open space on the soccer field.

The Zach Johnson Foundation, for my wife and I, is very much a part of what we do and why we do what we do. It's a great platform for us to give back to the community that started me in the game and other communities.

These guys that take a shower, grab a cup of coffee, and go straight to the tee? That's not the way to do it. When you warm up, hit 20 to 25 wedges, a few middle irons, and 10 to 15 3-woods and drivers. If you're going to putt, give yourself 10 minutes.

To win at Augusta and to win The Open Championship at St. Andrews, it's hard to put it into words as a golfer, as an athlete, as a guy - I'm not rich in history, I can tell you that. I'm not a great historian.

Try to devote the percentage of time for each club that you're going to be using on the golf course. I like to have two or three different clubs that I practice with, not four or five.

When I'm off the golf course, and my wife and I have free time, which is not very often, we really enjoy movies. I'm a movie nut; she might even be more so. Holiday in our house is the Oscars.

Six guys, three bedrooms. If you want to see how good you can become, you have to go somewhere you can play year-round. We hit balls in a dome in college. That's not the best way to develop your game.

I feel good about where my game is at, ... It's a kind of a stretch where you want to get things rolling. I hope it carries into this weekend and for the rest of the year for that matter.

He is doing absolutely everything right. I can't think of a missed shot he hit, really. ... It was a display of just -- whether you have a lead or don't have a lead -- of perfect golf.

I thought that I was going to get a place somewhere. But with (Housing) tearing down the Towers, I'm wondering where they'll put everybody.

We don't have a DaVon in this group,

When you're hitting it as good as he is, and starting to putt decent, it's a hard combination especially with a guy who has as much experience as he does. I feel good about how I played. I missed a couple putts on the back, but that was probably about it. No regrets.

Yeah, I'm going to try and play my best regardless of who I play. And seeing that he's the Ryder Cup captain, maybe it will help. I don't know. ... I feel fortunate to be where I'm at and I just want to keep the momentum going.

Touched my soul to the point where I have never felt such satisfaction no possession, no material thing has satisfied me like this.

We just weren't hitting very good shots and those guys were hitting it right down the middle of the fairway and the middle of the green all the time and we (were) not.

You have to go out there and make birdies. Phil is playing extremely good golf. I feel like I'm playing decent as well. Today I had a great round.

The wind's been pretty benign and that's kind of the animal here. You've got to pretty much put the pedal to the metal.

I've played a lot with Davis and he's pretty simple. When you're hitting it as good as he is, and you start putting it good, it's a good combination, especially with the experience he has.

Anything can happen. The seeds are numbers, really. That's all they really are. There's definitely some truth to the top seeds. But on any given day, anybody can win.

That's just unbelievable. I mean, 13 shots better. That was complete domination.

That's just freaky good golf. You want to say there's always a chance, but it's hard to say in this situation. you have to keep playing.

That's good for us, because teams won't be able to key on one receiver. They're going to have to play all of us.

This morning was cold and wet. When it is like this, its almost like you're playing a different game.

It's awesome. Out of all the teams he's had, it's an honor to play in the game where he gets the record.

It's a huge goal of mine. It was at the beginning of the year. It's still foremost in my game, but when it comes to the first tee, I try to throw it away and just forget about it and go about my business.

It's probably the best airport I have ever been in, period. It's just so ... easy.

I've got a goal before that, that's this week,

I don't think I played any better than he did, and I don't think he played any better than I did. I'm not saying we both deserved to win, but I don't know if we both deserved to lose. It was just a good match.

You've got to pretty much put the pedal to the medal.