Was the 1985 Open Championship, where you shared the lead after three rounds, the one that got away?
In hindsight, that’s most likely the one significant tournament in my career that I thought I should have won. But it really didn’t come down to the last hole, I didn’t lose the tournament there. To Sandy Lyle’s credit, he won the tournament. I could have won but I’m grateful for the career I’ve had. I came out on the right side twice winning majors so I have no right to say I should have won.
The Hall of Fame – you're not in it and it's something that's stuck in your craw?
Yeah, it is. I think it's embarrassing and I think it shows the inadequacies that exist in the Hall of Fame when players are getting in without winning majors because they're from certain countries. I also don't think golf course designers should be in, it should be reserved for players. I don't know who I've upset, and frankly I don't care, but I've no interest in being in the Hall of Fame. It's either the voting system or it's [PGA Tour Commissioner Tim] Finchem, but it's wrong. And I'm not the only one. Sandy Lyle isn't in the Hall of Fame when he should be. If it's going to happen [for me] they'd better do it while I'm alive; I'm not sending my family there when I'm gone.
