Every golfer who begins has a first experience with water. That's where the fear gets conditioned. It never really leaves. In sand traps, you think, 'At least I'll get my ball back.' The thing about water is, there's no guarantee you can get it over the second time or the third time.

That's what water does. It draws your eye away from your target. In a game where commitment and being decisive is everything, it makes you be indecisive and be distracted.