Jack Nicklaus and retired Titleist parent company CEO Wally Uihlein went at it over an old issue - the distance of the modern golf ball.
Jack Nicklaus and retired Titleist parent company CEO Wally Uihlein went at it over an old issue - the distance of the modern golf ball.
“You can start with Titleist.” – claiming Titleist is the leading roadblock to any effort to roll back the distance the modern golf ball goes, which Nicklaus has long claimed is hurting the game
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“I don’t think anyone in the world believes that the golf ball has contributed to the game’s pace-of play-issues.” “There are no golf courses being closed due to the advent of evolving technology. There is no talk from the PGA Tour and its players about technology making their commercial product less attractive. ... The PGA of America is not asking for a rollback of technology. The game’s everyday player is not advocating a rollback of technology.” – the retired president and CEO of Titleist and FootJoy parent company Acushnet, reacting to Nicklaus’ comments
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“Today was the highest score I could have possibly shot.” – after shooting a 1-under 69 on Saturday
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“That would have been stupid-good.” – referring to a difficult flop shot Tiger Woods almost pulled off on the 15th hole on Saturday
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“It got a little loud, which was cool to see. It’s great to have that energy and vibe back.” – talking about the crowd reaction to Tiger Woods on Friday when Woods got within three shots of the lead
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“It’s so hard out here. These girls are so good. I mean, look at the scoreboard. I had to shoot 25 under just to win.” – after winning the LPGA Thailand
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''I did the things I needed to do, I didn’t play fantastic but I won ugly and for the first win to be ugly is good. Hopefully, I’ll have some prettier ones in the future.” – after winning the Qatar Masters
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“It just feels like you’re getting punched in the face on every hole.” - commenting on the difficulty of PGA National
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“That was a disgraceful shot. I hate it with all of my heart.” – after a bad shot in the second round of the Qatar Masters
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“Which might be even worse than playing with him.” – on the difficulty of playing in a group in front of Tiger Woods
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“I was hungry or hungrier than I was before. It doesn’t change ... After the Masters, from The Players until probably the middle of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, I wanted to do well so badly.” – on what happened to his desire to win after he won his first major (the 2017 Masters)
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