Stephen Ames Golf Quotations

My kids are on spring break and this was scheduled as a two-week vacation. The Masters, obviously, was never a consideration and now I'd have to tell the kids that dad's going to play in another golf tournament. I'd rather be going on vacation, to be honest.

When you live in Calgary and take 10 weeks off from golf, you're just trying to get back to basics.

It's not the same golf course that it used to be.

It's always been a special place ... for golf. There's a lot of mystique behind the place. Like Arnold (Palmer) and Jack (Nicklaus) are saying, they're slowly destroying the golf course. It's not the same golf course that it used to be.

It's always been a good golf course to my eyes.

It's hard to focus and play golf. It's next to impossible. When I was playing the British Open last year, I'm standing over every shot going, 'What am I doing with this golf ball?' I was in a distant zone.

It's been a big burden trying to play golf. Other things play on your mind. I'm happy to be in this position again. It's been a long battle.

the best golf course I've played in Canada.

I guess overall you've got to believe that you have a great golf swing and it's working. If you start worrying about if your golf swing is there or not, you're going to fall.

I guess the word was battled - I got it around. It was a good day for that. As the week's gone on, the golf course has changed and it's starting to show its teeth because it's getting firmer and faster on the greens.

I just didn't putt very well, missed a lot coming home and on the first nine holes. Other than that, it was a good experience. This golf course definitely suits my game and I'm looking forward to next year.