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" 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. "

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" 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. "

Zach Johnson

Golf

Kind

Time

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I like to look good on the golf course. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

Zach Johnson

Feel

Play

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

" 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. "

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

Zach Johnson

Emotion

Golf

" 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. "

Zach Johnson

Trying

Routine

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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