There was a bit of an awkward silence when I delivered the final question to the great Hale Irwin during a phone interview last week.
Irwin was asked when the last time he won on the Champions Tour, for golfers 50 and older.
For a moment I thought he would tell me he was done with winning and content with all that he had accomplished. Perish that thought.
"It's been several years," Irwin said of his last win, which was five years ago. "I'm anxious to try to get back in the winner's circle. I know that there isn't much ahead of me. Winning those tournaments is great fun. I'd like to catch it again. If I can get the chance to get into contention, that's all you can ask. It's certainly a lot of fun."
Winning never gets old. That's the slogan being used to promote the 18th annual Toshiba Classic, which begins with pro-am Monday. First-round play starts Friday.