From Andrew Johnston’s party plans to Jason Day’s excuse for shooting 79, enjoy this edition of Quotes of the Week.
From Andrew Johnston’s party plans to Jason Day’s excuse for shooting 79, enjoy this edition of Quotes of the Week.
“I thought it was the ultimate April Fools’ Day joke, and that he told the chairman [Billy Payne] he was going to play and everyone else he was skipping it.” – on Woods’ decision to skip the Masters
“Let me tell you something, he went totally blank on the hole, and it’s happens. It absolutely happens. And your caddie can go totally blank also under the moment of all that pressure.” – on Spieth’s Masters collapse
“It was pretty unanimous amongst the players, even the Sunday dinner that we had everyone kind of got up and said we want him as captain again. We all respect him as a player, but also as a captain.” – on Nick Price being named the International captain for the 2017 Presidents Cup
“Gota (sic) love a guy who gets an invite into a Tour event and then WD after the first round #hangitupmike.” – in a tweet about Mike Weir
“The timing of it, you know I have to focus over here [on the PGA Tour]. I would like to play the Olympics, but the Zika virus, you know and all that crap.” – on why he will not play for Fiji in the Olympics
“Good luck at #TheMasters, @SmylieKaufman10! Win or lose, we’ve got a 2016 Nissan Murano waiting to upgrade your 2008" – in a tweet to Smylie Kaufman after he said he’s still driving a Nissan from 2008
“At the end of the day, golf is a sport,” Greller wrote. “This isn’t life and death stuff. There are far greater struggles that exist in the world than not winning the Masters. We are beyond blessed to do what we do. We are grateful to work alongside the greatest golfers and caddies in the world. It is a challenge we relish.” – in a Facebook post a few days after Spieth lost a 5-shot lead at the Masters
“I can tell you the last couple of holes coming in I felt it, which is great. It’s good. I put a little stress on the old ticker today, so that’s good.” – on making the cut in his first start since suffering a heart attack at the Honda Classic
“It happens.” – on his reaction after shooting a third-round 79
''I can’t wait to get back to North Mid (North Middlesex Golf Club), get hammered and see my mum and brother and see them and just celebrate.” – after winning the Spanish Open