Things are pretty good in Canada. We weathered the recession fairly well. And, of course, were up here up living here, we're watching American news and we're constantly saying, wow, it's not as bad as it is in the United States.

In Canada you grow up - we're next to the United States. We're watching whatever you're watching. We're following your news. It's obvious that we are inundated with American cultural information and political information. Whereas the opposite is not true.

In the United States I have always believed that there was a big difference between Conservative and stupid. Boy is it getting harder to prove that one by the minute.

Episcopalians are pretty thin on the ground in the central United States.

This is my first trip to a competitive tournament in the United States. So far, it's looking pretty good. I really didn't know what to expect coming in and probably didn't expect to get this far, but it's great to be here. This is the biggest tournament for me outside of the Open Championship.

The United States is very good at understanding itself, and very bad at understanding others.