Quotes of the Week: August 2, 2015

“Statistically he’s the best putter in the game, and he may go down as the best anyone has ever seen.” – on Jordan Spieth

“It’s frustrating. I just felt so unprepared. I haven’t been playing.” – on withdrawing from the Women’s British Open during the second round after slipping and falling on some wet grass, aggravating her injured left ankle and foot

“It’s simple, it’s a major championship. They are supposed to be hard. That’s one of the reasons why it’s only happened 26 times when all the thousands upon thousands of rounds have been played.” – on why no one has broken the record of 63 in a major championship

“I just don’t think we should put politics and golf in the same context. We’re playing such a great historical venue.” - echoing many other players’ comments in refusing to talk about Donald Trump, who owns Turnberry, site of the 2015 Women’s British Open

''I was like, ‘Man, that’s a really nice helicopter. I would love one.’'' – on Donald Trump’s arrival at the Women’s British Open during the first round

“I just want to say thank you. We couldn’t have done this, he wouldn’t have been found without the help of the PGA Tour and the Golf Channel and the greater golf media and all the articles, all the TV spots that were run. Thank you so much for helping us find my father.” – after his father, who had been missing since July 19, was found in Texas

“Butch has pushed me quite a lot. He’ll give it to me if I don’t play well, for sure.” – on what coach Butch Harmon does for her game

“I came off back surgery, changed my golf swing and have done a polar 180 and recovering from back surgery. You add those two together it’s a perfect storm, and I’ve had to fight through both of those at the same time.”

“Just choked down [on a] 7-iron. Made a great swing ... We had 176 [yards] was the adjusted number. Spun to the right, I was trying to cut it, rolled in with perfect speed. – on his walk-off hole-in-one during the first round of the Quicken Loans National

“He apologized to me. He was very nice and very respectful. I said `You know, I don’t mind if you apologize to the press.’ He said, `You think I could do without it?’ I said you can do without it. You can do whatever you want. But he did call me, and he did apologize.” – explaining how LPGA commissioner Mike Whan apologized to him after Whan said he wished the Women’s British Open could have been moved from Trump Turnberry in light of the recent controversy surrounding Trump’s comments on illegal immigrants

“It’s not that long ago I was Player of the Year. I know my ranking is awful, but it’s a matter of obviously I was away from the game for a long period of time, plus playing poorly compounded it, and I just need to keep playing and keep plugging along.”