On his injury …
I’m taking it slowly to get back to competitive golf. I don’t want to rush back like I have with other injuries, [but] I played 36 holes the other day and I plan to return to tournaments in the first week of August.
On his recent work as an analyst for Fox Sports …
It’s given me a very different perspective, an outlook I’ve never had before. At first I found it quite hard to adjust and watch my friends play. My first time was Augusta [for the Masters Tournament]. I really enjoy it, even if I tend to get too critical of some of the players sometimes. It’s been interesting, a new chapter in my life I suppose, but not something I’m looking at full time. I still very much intend to play!
On looking ahead to the Champions Tour …
I’m still a very young 45-year-old [laughs] and I still have five years until the Champions Tour, where I have an exemption having won a major. My career isn’t finished yet, though. Look at [Miguel Angel] Jiménez. He’s 50 and has really inspired me. He had a chance to win at Augusta and he just won a Champions Tour event and a European Tour event. That’s the thing with golf: there’s really no age barrier.
On the new-look Pinehurst …
Pinehurst looked fantastic, back to its original 1930s look. It’s a completely different beast to the course I won on, although the greens are pretty much the same. It now seems to have an essence of St Andrews to it. It’s always been a wonderful golf course to play – not long but extremely challenging.
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