From Jordan Spieth’s wild week post Masters to S.Y. Kim’s wild finish at the Lotte LPGA Championship, enjoy this edition of Quotes of the Week.
From Jordan Spieth’s wild week post Masters to S.Y. Kim’s wild finish at the Lotte LPGA Championship, enjoy this edition of Quotes of the Week.
“I spent a lot of time the last couple of days trying to respond to all [of them], which is tough because I send about two emails a year,” – Spieth, on all of the congratulatory messages he had received since winning the Masters.
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“I still can’t believe what just happened,” - Kim, through a translator, in her post-tournament news conference after chipping in to force a playoff and then holing out for eagle to win the playoff.
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“Not going to put it on. I want to win it before I put it on,” -Thomas, on his friend and RBC Heritage roomate, Jordan Spieth’s green jacket
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''Anytime that you match shot for shot with the Masters champ, with the way he’s playing, it’s a pretty good feeling,’' - Merritt, after a 10-under 61 in Rd. 2 of the RBC Heritage
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“Got DQ because my caddy jumped on a buggy between the 9th and the 10th hole yesterday. I didn’t see him unfortunately as I was 20 yds ahead. It would have been a two stroke penalty had I found out yesterday, DQ because I signed for the wrong card (which didn’t include the penalty)” - Molinari, on Twitter, explaining why he was disqualified from the Shenzhen International in China.
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“The good news is, he (Tony Romo) doesn’t swallow his pride and take a lot of strokes. He likes to play, you know, maybe two or three a side … I’m normally on the winning end of that one. He’s a good friend and a great competitor, so we have a good time out there.” – Spieth, on playing with the Dallas Cowboys quarterback.
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“I found something in my ball position on the range, and it made a world of difference … One more night’s sleep, and just feeling like I had a little something that I could think about on the course. It helped my to zero in on the targets a little bit better and get into a rhythm.” – Spieth, after a 9-under 62 in Rd. 2 of the RBC Heritage.
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“I was asked Friday or Saturday when I was in the lead, ‘Hey, if you were to win Sunday are you thinking about maybe not going?’ From the get-go I was always planning on coming here. This tournament has been very good to me. I love it here.” – Spieth, on playing in the RBC Heritage after winning the Masters
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“The Masters may be my last next year … The distance is ebbing away in this old body … That’s something I have to deal with and understand there’s going to be a time when I have to hang it up ... The handwriting is on the wall as far as me competing out here against the kids,” - Watson, on considering playing his last Masters in 2016.
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