Quotes of the Week: February 15, 2015

“My play, and scores, are not acceptable for tournament golf … Like I’ve said, I enter a tournament to compete at the highest level, and when I think I’m ready, I’ll be back. I am committed to getting back to the pinnacle of my game … I’d like to play the Honda Classic – it’s a tournament in my hometown and it’s important to me – but I won’t be there unless my game is tournament-ready. That’s not fair to anyone. I do, however, expect to be back playing again very soon.” - announcing a break from competitive golf to get his game in order.

Shock, happiness, joy … You have such a wide range of emotions. … He’s always been great about showing gratitude to people like that.” – after receiving 10 percent of Billy Horschel’s 10 million dollar Fed Ex Cup win.

''The game is kind of changing … It’s evolving into very young, tall, big, strong-looking guys out here that hit it a mile and have fantastic touch. It’s getting tougher. It’s really tough to win out here.’' - on the current state of the game after winning the Farmers Insurance Open last week.

“To come here and play Pebble like this, to shoot 7 under and get off to a decent start, it’s been a long time since I’ve played that well … You can get aggressive. This course, it allows you to hit driver a lot,” he said. “For me today, I had about four or five ‘gimme’ birdies. You get that in a round and that always helps, too.” – after opening the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am with a 7-under 65.

“All my stuff was taken … I was just disappointed … I had only been in the country an hour and a half. It can happen in any country, or city in the world. I thought it was safe, and it didn’t cross my mind.” – after having all of his belongings stolen upon recently entering the country.

“If I would tell him anything, I would say, ‘Here’s your ball, go hit it over there … Get over there and try to hit some shots in the middle of the clubface, get back to some really simple, easy fundamentals. Don’t try to over-analyze everything.” – on Tiger Woods’ recent struggles.

“I’ve gotten used to a certain schedule, and I’m not in any of the tournaments I’m used to this year … It’s no fun not being eligible for the Masters, not playing World Golf Championships, and stuff like that.” - on his slump that currently leaves him on the outside looking in for several big tournaments this year, including the Masters.

“It’s awesome. It’s hard with our schedules to be able to watch each other compete, and it meant a lot to me that he was here for the Super G and also today for the (Giant Slalom) … It’s so nice to have his support. He’s always just a good sounding board … He’s obviously an athlete himself, so it’s nice to just kind of talk to him when I feel down, and I had a couple of down days this last week, so he was definitely a good support system.” – on the support from boyfriend Tiger Woods.