Tom Weiskopf On Playing Golf Like An Artist, To A Point

Jaime Diaz catches up with Tom Weiskopf since his name is in the pre-Masters buzz thanks in part to Gil Capps' new book on the 1975 Masters.

This was particularly good:

Today he emphasizes his 16 victories with one major, which will one day get him into the World Golf Hall of Fame. As a course architect, he takes pride in revitalizing the art of the drivable par 4, of which he says he has designed 72, including the near-perfect 17th at TPC Scottsdale.

And the perfectionist has a new perspective on how he played. "To compete against Jack and Raymond Floyd and Hale Irwin and Trevino and all the rest was such a privilege," he says. "They were such an interesting group of men. All so tough, but most of all, so intelligent. They knew what was most important to winning.

"I was different than they were. I always wanted to play the proper shot, and I couldn't forget a bad shot. I'd react like an artist who had messed up his canvas and wanted to get a new one and start over. You can't do that in tournament golf."

And another reminder why so many of us miss Weiskopf on the Masters telecast, where he made so many brilliant contributions.