Bob Costas once asked him how he slept on his 54-hole lead, and Goydos replied,” On my back.” Another time, he was asked if playing in 24 holes in the rain was difficult. “I'm a professional athlete. I'm offended by that question,” he quipped, “Sorry, America. Just kidding."

At 62, Goydos is still knocking his ball around on the PGA Tour Champions, and though there can be long gaps between truly contending—his last senior win came NINE years ago—he still finds that spark every once in a while, as Goydos did on Friday in shooting a 64 in the Furyk & Friends tournament in Florida. He was tied for the lead on Saturday midway through the second round. “I’m too inconsistent to be bad all the time,” Goydos deadpanned as an explanation.

Goydos is a guy that reporters wish more players would emulate. Honest and insightful, with the ability to put a funny spin on almost everything. On Friday, he explained the difference between a journeyman like himself and the elites of the game: “A guy like Ernie Els can win this tournament with his B-game. I have to have my A-plus game and also have good things happen. Tiger talks about winning tournaments with his C-game. My C-game misses every single cut for the rest of his life.”

You keep being you, Paul Goydos.