Quotes of the Week: Dec. 3, 2017

“To come out here and be able to do what I’ve been doing the last few weeks with the guys, it’s been a lot of fun.” - after his Tuesday practice round

“I’m probably just as excited to watch it as you are. I just get a front row seat to it on Thursday. But I’m also looking forward to trying to kick his ass, to be perfectly honest.”

''Not only did he beat people physically, he destroyed the guys in his group mentally. They completely unraveled. Nowadays, that’s gone away. All of us got to know Tiger when he was going through injuries. We saw Tiger when he was his most vulnerable, when he was trying to play golf being injured. ... I would love to turn back that clock and pop out for the ’99 to 2001 Tiger. Because I was growing up watching it. I’d love to play against it.’'

“You’ve got to be anxious - doesn’t matter who it is, doesn’t matter how well he’s been in the past at handling pressure. It’s still a new experience for him to have that little golf. And to come out and play competitive golf and work his way into contention, that’s what’s really exceptional.”

''For me, I thought I did great.” - after his first-round 69

''It was not only nice to get the first round out of the way, but also I’m only three shots out of the lead. So to be able to put myself there after not playing for 10 months or so, it was nice to feel the adrenaline out there.’' - after his first-round 69

“Successful.” - asked to describe his second-round 68 in one word

''I think overall, I’m very happy with what’s going on this week. There were a lot of questions that I had - I’m sure you guys have had - and I feel like I’ve come out on a good side.’' - after Round 3

''I knew how I was playing at home. I knew how I was hitting shots. I knew what was going on. Obviously, the very intelligent people out there didn’t know.’' - after Round 3

“Anything I did right ended up in a bad spot, then everything I did wrong, it was really bad. I’ve got to keep fighting and that is one thing I have always done in my entire career. That’s keep fighting and try and post the best number I possibly could. I really didn’t feel I was that far off. That’s the crazy part ... I just ended up in bad spots after good shots.” - after Round 3

“I said at the beginning of the week, I hope he wins. It’s great for the game of golf. Hopefully, I can stop him from winning this week. But anytime he’s in contention, or even playing the golf tournaments, it brings a buzz to golf that we all need.”