With the first Arnold Palmer Invitational without Arnod Palmer just around the corner, there was a lot to be said.
With the first Arnold Palmer Invitational without Arnod Palmer just around the corner, there was a lot to be said.
''We’ll be taking some of the Arnie’s responsibilities for the week and representing him, which is impossible to do. ‘How are you supposed to do that? It’s impossible to fill those shoes. It’s a massive void.’' – on his duties as one of several hosts for the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the first one to be played since Palmer died last September
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“Disappointing. Totally understand schedule issues. But 1st year without AP. Honor an icon! Without him wouldn’t be in position we are today” – on several prominent players skipping this year’s Arnold Palmer Invitational
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“He’s working hard at it, but I don’t think he’s doing that well right now physically. Just the way he was walking didn’t quite look right. He was walking really gingerly [in the Dubai Desert Classic]. “It didn’t really look physically like he was ready to play.” – on Tiger Woods
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''This is the one event I didn’t want to skip.” – announcing on his website that he will be unable to pay the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Woods also said he has “no timetable” for his return to golf.
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''I played the last couple of years because I knew it might be the last time he would be there. Obviously, he’s passed and you want it to be a great tournament, a great memory. But look, there’s going to be guys who miss it for personal reasons and scheduling reasons, and that’s understandable. ... I just hope they’re not vilified.’' – on players skipping the Arnold Palmer Invitational
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“I played golf for 28 years now and I’ve never been hit by a golf ball - until this morning.” – on having to withdraw from the Valspar Championship pro-am after a ball struck by one of his amateur partners hit him on the left wrist
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“Definitely messed up a couple of things. But I’m 23. I’m going to make mistakes, and everybody is going to view me as the villain. I wasn’t trying to do anything to ruffle any feathers, but right now, I’m learning what to say, how to say things, and getting better at doing it.” – the enigmatic PGA Tour rookie on how he has been perceived
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“I guess I’m certainly glad I took his advice.’' – explaining, after taking a two-stroke lead in the first round, that he entered the Valspar Invitational on the advice of former General Electric chairman Jack Welch
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“She likes to be inside the ropes, like you guys.” – after his 2-year-old daughter ran up to him during second-round play
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''Three shots is much easier to come back from than four shots is.” – after making a 6-foot par putt on the final hole Saturday to preserve his four-shot lead in the Valspar Championship
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