From Tiger’s horrible week at St. Andrews to Donald Trump firing back at the LPGA, here are the Quotes of the Week.
From Tiger’s horrible week at St. Andrews to Donald Trump firing back at the LPGA, here are the Quotes of the Week.
“You never called to tell me this, as common decency would have dictated, but rather just put it out to the media. As you have heard, and as Univision and NBC are finding out, I am a ‘plus 5 (handicap)’ at contracts. You have an absolutely binding contract to play the great Turnberry Alisa course, but based on your rude comment to the press, please let this letter serve to represent that, subject to a conversation with me on the details, I would be willing to let you play the Women’s British Open, in two weeks, at another course rather than magnificent Turnberry (which I own). I think you have done an extraordinary disservice to women’s golf, but in no way will that diminish my respect for the women on the LPGA tour or their great golfing talent.” -- Donald Trump in a letter to LPGA commissioner Mike Whan
“This idea that all of a sudden Tiger can’t take it from the range to the course couldn’t be further from the truth. He has had this problem.” -- Hank Haney in a tweet about Tiger Woods
“Family is incredibly important to me and I have decided to take some time to focus on my personal life and children.” -- Mike Weir in a statement on why he’s taking a break from golf
“Yeah, the guys behind us [thanked him] because they didn’t have to hit a shot.” -- Brooks Koepka on the reaction he got from fellow players after he refused to play in high winds
“Retirement? I don’t have any AARP card yet, so I’m a ways from that.” -- Tiger Woods when asked if he’s thinking about walking away from the game
“I feel you can’t go on forever and if you’re going to step off there’s no better place to do it than here. It’s time to go.” -- First tee announcer Ivor Robson on his retirement
“This morning my cut was open again, so I went back to the hospital and had it glued again and I didn’t know what I wanted to do, and then the kids looked at me and said, dad, what are we doing? And I said, I don’t know. They said, I think you should go. When your kids say you’re going, you’re going, aren’t you. That was the goal of the week. The goal was to stand on the bridge and get the picture.” -- Sir Nick Faldo on playing his final round at St. Andrews after visiting the hospital
“Walking up the 18th hole, actually on the tee, I told my son, I said, “Michael, there should be no tears, this should be all joy. There have been lots of wonderful memories we’ve had, we’ve shared here. You and I have shared some and had so many others that let’s go up and go out and enjoy the walk up the last hole.’” -- Tom Watson on his final round at the Open
“I remember almost thinking like that was too big for me at the time, in a way.” -- Jordan Spieth on playing first Open two years ago
“I’ll probably have less hair then, and hopefully a little better game.” -- Tiger Woods on returning for the 2021 Open at St. Andrews
“I felt like I was playing well enough to win this event.” -- Tiger Woods after missing the cut at St. Andrews