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The RA contacted me a couple weeks before and said, look, we don't think it's a great idea you go, but if you want to, you can, i just didn't want to make a big deal about it, so I said fine. We both kind of agreed that it would be best if I didn't.
Found on FOX News 2 years ago
There is the problem of off record comments being share out of context and without my consent, but the bigger issue is that I used words I sincerely regret that do not reflect my true feelings or intentions.
Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I'm beyond disappointed and will make every effort to self-reflect and learn from this.
Found on FOX News 2 years ago
They’re scary motherf-----s to get involved with, we know they killed [Washington Post contributor Jamal] Khashoggi and have a horrible record on human rights. They execute people over there for being gay. Knowing all of this, why would I even consider it? Because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape how the PGA Tour operates.
Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I've always been behind the Tour. I think Commissioner [ Jay ] Monahan is the right guy for the job, i think he's done an amazing job through Covid, something that people didn't give him enough credit for, what he was able to do in such challenging times. Rory McIlroy says golfs proposed Super League is dead in the water as stars announce commitment to PGA Tour.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
They’re scary … to get involved with, we know they killed [ Washington Post columnistJamal ] Khashoggi and have a horrible record on human rights. They execute people over there for being gay. Knowing all of this, why would I even consider it ? Because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape how the PGA Tour operates.
Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We know they killed (Washington Post columnist Jamal) Khashoggi and have a horrible record on human rights. They execute people over there for being gay, knowing all of this, why would I even consider it? Because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape how the PGA Tour operates.
Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I'm not even sure I want it to succeed, but just the idea of it is allowing us to get things done with the tour.
Found on FOX News 2 years ago
They’re scary motherf ------ to get involved with, we know they killed [ Washington Post reporter Jamal ] Khashoggi and have a horrible record on human rights. They execute people over there for being gay. Knowing all of this, why would I even consider Washington Post ? Because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape how the PGA Tour operates.
Found on FOX News 2 years ago
They’re scary motherf ----- s to get involved with, we know they killed [ Washington Post reporter Jamal ] Khashoggi and have a horrible record on human rights. They execute people over there for being gay. Knowing all of this, why would I even consider Washington Post ? Because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape how the PGA Tour operates.
Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Player Impact Program so when you look at ‘22 through ’30, you look at all the opportunities out there, we're going to do as we've done in the past, which is more than compete favorably against anything else out there.
Found on FOX News 2 years ago
If the members of the community will come together, I’d love to be back.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Not like I care, it happened 20-something years ago, it’s just the lack of appreciation, yeah, I don’t see that happening. I don’t see me coming back. Not that I don’t love the people here, they have been great, but not with that type of thing happening.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Look, it’s part of this tournament, and I was able to go without any doubles. I just didn’t make enough birdies to offset it.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
It’s a unique opportunity because I’ve never won a U.S. Open. It’s in my backyard. I have a chance to prepare properly, and I wanted to put in the right work, so I’ve kind of shut off all the noise. I’ve shut off my phone. I’ve shut off a lot of the other stuff to where I can kind of focus in on this week.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
My desire to play is the same, i’ve never been driven by exterior things. I’ve always been intrinsically motivated because I love to compete, I love playing the game. I love having opportunities to play against the best at the highest level. That’s what drives me, and the belief that I could still do it inspired me to work harder.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
It’s an incredible experience. I’ve never had something like that, it was a little bit unnerving, but it was exceptionally awesome, too.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
It’s very possible that this is the last tournament I ever win. Like if I’m being realistic, but it’s also very possible that I may have had a little bit of a breakthrough in some of my focus and maybe I go on a little bit of a run.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
There’s no reason why I or anybody else can’t do it at a later age. It just takes a little more work.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
I'm not happy. I don't know if there's a right word I can say on here without getting fined, but it hurts a little bit, it's one of those things where I just never felt comfortable over the putts. I don't know why, what happened.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
I'm just making more and more progress just by trying to elongate my focus, i might try to play 36, 45 holes in a day and try to focus on each shot so that when I go out and play 18, it doesn't feel like it's that much.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
So, if you were to tell me that like Sunday night, I'd really enjoy that, but right now there's a lot of work to do, i'm not sure it's going to stand today. We'll see. But the fact is I'm heading into the weekend with an opportunity and I'm playing really well and I'm having a lot of fun doing it.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
I was really impressed with the golf course and the setup was terrific.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Having a partner provided for more interaction and I thought the intimacy of the cameras in the golf cart added a ton.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I think there's a market for that... You could showcase guys like Curry and Michael Jordan or Tony Romo and Patrick Mahomes, who are all good golfers, elite talents and have great personalities.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I would be open to the idea because of how it's being received, in a real competition on the PGA Tour, where you're competing for a title, you won't have that type of interaction.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
It was a nice score on a day when it wasn't easy, the greens were firm, the wind made it difficult and I ended up making a good score, did a good job of getting the ball in the hole.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I left myself a few too many times above the hole and you really can't be aggressive when you do that.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I won't accept it, so, I am either going to get in the field on my own, or I'll have to try to qualify. I'm not going to take a special exemption.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I'm going to continue to make it a lifestyle change, i'm going to continue to eat better, eat less, work out more, just stay committed to it.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I played Portrush one time with my dad and it was a special, fun golf course, it's been a while so I don't remember a lot of the details and subtleties of it.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Dealing with losing in this game is a huge thing because even the best, the greatest winners, win such a small percentage of the time, but I have had so many special moments here at Pebble Beach. This was my first event as a pro, 1992, here.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I thought this was a really good chance for me, i just didn't putt my best, didn't chip my best. I actually played okay tee to green.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
It's certainly challenging but there's nothing over the top because the greens are somewhat receptive, i thought it was a great set-up to identify who's playing the best.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I would love nothing more than to have a victory here and feed off the energy the people have provided me.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
With the severity of the rough I'll have to drive the ball at my best, i can make some pars out of the rough but you're not going to win the tournament playing out of the rough.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Wearing all black, being aggressive and hitting bombs, thats what Im going to do today, hit bombs and attack the pin.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
The drive on 14 was a hellacious bomb. That thing was way out there, i can rarely reach that hole ever (in two shots) and I had four-iron in, so that thing was pretty nasty.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I gave Phil Mickelson a lot of good chances, i missed a few short putts that I have been making historically now for a while and I let a few slide.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
It was kind of a lucky day for me. I did not feel sharp heading in, sometimes you have those days where it all clicks.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I know this should've come sooner, but it's taken me a few days to calm down. My anger and frustration got the best of me last weekend, i'm embarrassed and disappointed by my actions. It was clearly not my finest moment and I'm sorry.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
I didn't feel like going back and forth, i would do it again. I wanted to get to the next hole and I didn't see that happening at the time without the two shots.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
I know it is a fine line between testing the best players to the greatest degree and then making it carnival golf, the USGA (U.S. Golf Association) are doing the best they can to find that line, and a lot of times they do, and sometimes they cross over it.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
I didn't really have it today but I was able to close out the round with a couple of birdies and get it back to even, my iron play needs to be a little bit better. And when I miss a green I've got to be sharper around the greens.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
I finished the round off, even though I didn't quite have it there at the end, i had a nice simple round going and then I missed the last four fairways.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
I was worried about energy this week. And I just kind of ran out at the end.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
Fifteen years ago my record against him sucked, and now it's okay, i'm doing better as time has gone on.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
I look at 2000 as being kind of the benchmark at the U.S. Open as being the greatest golf I've ever witnessed and I believe has ever been played, and it sucked to have to play against him.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
I don't think (we) will ever see that level of play again, it was the most remarkable golf in the history of the game and I think unrepeatable. I think it was that good.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
We both struggled today, fortunately I’ve got my instructor here and I ’m going to get a little practice session in and try to get this right.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I fought hard today, the golf course was playing much more difficult with the firm greens and the wind picking up.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It really does feel good to finally get the scores out of it, to know that I am playing well, i know that, as I look back on those other victories here, how special they were... I've got a little bit of work to get my ball striking back to that level that I need it to be for tomorrow's round. But it's fun to be back in the thick of it.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I am very pleased with the way I am striking the ball, the way I am chipping, putting, i thought I was going to shoot a lot lower than I did... I didn't expect to play one over( par) coming in. But I'm not going to complain because I made a lot of good putts on the front( nine).
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It was a fun start to the year. I've had a lot of time off, it was fun to get back into the swing of it, i had a good solid round.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The entire Presidents Cup is going to come down to tomorrow's singles matches.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I came out of my 3-wood a little bit so it was very short, and I didn't catch my next 3-wood that great, so I was left with 60 yards back into the wind. It was a perfect shot I could spin. It might not be a bad way to play the hole given those wind conditions. But I was disappointed I missed that putt. I had about a 6-footer. That would have been a heck of a par on that hole.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
That was fun day, i still feel I left three or four shots out there.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Chambers Bay’s a special course in that there are a lot of different shots to play to a lot of different pins, if you play the highest percentage shot Chambers Bay’s not Chambers Bay. But if you don’t know what [ the right ] shot is, there is a lot of penalty there.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I feel like I ’m a lot closer, but I’ve been saying that for months now and it has n’t quite clicked, but these last five days I’ve had the biggest strides in my game. I ’m controlling my misses better and I ’m hitting a lot more good shots.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
But I'm excited with what's going to happen the rest of the year. I'm excited with where I see my game going. ...It's kind of like, you have got to take baby steps.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I could say maybe I got a little lethargic, when I started last year, I was a little hurt and my speed wasn't where it needed to be and my back was aching and consequently it led to a terrible year.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
If you count money for those last three or four months, you're giving the bottom half of the tour a three-month head start over ultimately the top guys.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I'm looking forward to just having a minute to regroup and take a look at what's going on.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I really enjoyed the challenge of the day, it's fun to be back out competing, and I had a good day with the putter.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I think that Tiger's going to have the last laugh, i think that his short game, historically, is one of the best of all time. I think his golf game is probably the best of all time.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I think the short game, when you haven't played, it's the first thing to feel uncomfortable and the quickest thing to get back, i don't think he's going to have any problems, I really don't. I think we all Phil Mickelson included have had stretches where we feel a little uncomfortable. We don't hit it solid, and usually it's just a small tweak, because it's such a short swing that it's not a hard thing to fix.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I think that his short game, historically, is one of the best of all time. I think his golf game is probably the best of all time.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
It's a wonderful test on the back side with some risk reward that really makes for an exciting event.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I feel like my game is where I want it to be, i just have to now shoot the scores. Last week was pretty encouraging. I didn't do all the things I want as well as I believe I can, and yet it was pretty close.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I flew it by him 25 yards, i have gotten a lot more speed in the offseason. That really bothered him. So the 14th hole is a dogleg right to left. I guess he really hammered one. I had not played the hole before. I just hit a little stock cut. ... He was 11 yards by me. If that's what it takes to stroke his ego, then that's what it takes. Had I known that he was going to make a big deal about it, I would have swung a fraction harder and put it past him.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Phoenix is going to be a lot of fun and San Diego, being my home town, will be a good week as well, i'm excited about where my game is at. I just need to be patient during each round and during each week.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The little nuances of getting the ball in the hole have been slightly off but it was a day today that could have been really low, it had a lot of potential and I ended up making too many bogeys and letting some birdie opportunities slide.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It was the first round in four months and I'll loosen up, hopefully, the way I'm playing will show in the score. But today, it just didn't.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Even though this score is the worst I've had in a long time, in months, I'm excited about my game and getting back out tomorrow, i can't wait to get started again, because I just feel like I played a little tight today, kind of steered it a little bit.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
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