Quotes of the Week: November 29, 2015

“I think this year we’re going to approach it as a fifth major and we’re going to prepare like it is and I’m going to go down there and try and take care of business.” – on the Olympic golf tournament

“We are trying to get up to four top male players and up to four top female players to do a one-day exhibition and get their feedback on the golf course.” – on plans for a test event to be held in March to evaluate the Olympic golf course

“I think with Tiger, and knowing him as well as I do, he will be massive for the team and he will be involved as he’s shown us by accepting Davis’ invitation, but then he will also be trying desperately to be playing on the team.” – on U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III naming Tiger Woods one of his assistants for 2016

''I’m passionate. ‘I’m very involved in each shot. I guess it’s who I am.’' – asked about an animated exchange with caddie Michael Greller

“I felt really uncomfortable to be honest, I struggled.” – after shooting a 2-under-par 70 to take a three-shot lead after three rounds in the Alfred Dunhill Championship

“America need to get a couple of good partnerships. That has always been the strength of Europe, we have had [Seve] Ballesteros and [Jose Maria] Olazabal, me with Ian Woosnam or Colin Montgomerie or Bernhard Langer. The Americans have struggled with that recently. Their strongest pair has been Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley. Even that one gets broken up at the wrong time.” – on what the U.S. needs to do to win the Ryder Cup

“I normally don’t drink during the tournament but ... at four over you really didn’t think much was going on. So, yeah, I guess it fuelled up the tank and I came out on fire.” – on having a couple glasses of rum on Saturday night with friends, then going out and shooting a course-record 61 on Sunday in the Australian Open

“To win majors, I’d have to play a lot better than I did today on a Sunday. That just wouldn’t cut it in a major against those guys. [But] I battled away today, which was fantastic. I could have let it slip and let it get away easily but I fought it out, ground it out and that’s something I can use for later on down the road.” – after winning the Australian Open despite shooting a 2-over-par final round

“One of the best-fought rounds I’ve had that I can remember.’' – after overcoming a three-bogeys-in-four-holes start to shoot a 4-under 67 in the third round of the Australian Open