From the positive reviews from Tiger’s latest rounds to more eye-opening comments about golf ball technology, check out this edition of Quotes of the Week.
From the positive reviews from Tiger’s latest rounds to more eye-opening comments about golf ball technology, check out this edition of Quotes of the Week.
“Greg…I miss you so much already and it hasn’t even been a day. 15+ seasons traveling the world you carried me & my bag through the highs and lows of golf and life. You were so much more than my teammate on the course…Thank you.” - on the passing of caddie Greg Sheridan
“The only people that seem to be grappling with advances in technology and physical fitness are the short-sighted golf course developers and the supporting golf course architectural community who built too many golf courses where the notion of a ‘championship golf course’ was brought on line primarily to sell real estate.” - the Acushnet CEO responding to Davis
“He doesn’t wake up with pain anymore, which is great. I said to him, ‘Look, it’s great to be one of the best players ever to live, but health is one thing that we all take for granted and if you can’t live a happy, healthy life, then that’s difficult.’” - on his recent conversation with Tiger Woods
“You can’t say you don’t care about distance, because guess what? These courses are expanding and are predicted to continue to expand. The impact it has had has been horrible.” - on the impact technology has had on the game
“I was impressed with how far he hit the ball. Probably on the 10 holes that they were both hitting driver, Tiger hit it past Dustin half the time and Dustin hit it past Tiger half the time. He looked great.” - on his recent round with Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods and President Donald Trump
“The President was gracious and entertaining. He told some stories, things he loves about the job and things he doesn’t love. I think he was excited to be in that group and we had a lot of fun.” - on his recent round with Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods and President Donald Trump
“I am truly honored to have this opportunity to play golf with guys whose work ethic I admire so much, like my buddy Brandt Snedeker. I know how hard everyone works to get to play in these (Web.com Tour) tournaments. I’m really grateful, and I can’t wait for this week in May 2018 to get here.” - the country singer on getting a sponsor’s invite to the Nashville Golf Open
“I’ve been up and walking, cheated in the night and stood up by the bed, but I’m cruising around my room.” - after his recent hip surgery
“It’s complete nonsense. In my career, it’s gone from 300 yards was a massive hit to you’re a shorter hitter on tour now, legitimately short. It’s changed the way we play great golf courses and that is the crime. It isn’t that the ball goes 400, that’s neither here nor there. It’s the fact the ball going 400 doesn’t make Augusta work properly, it functions completely wrong.’’ - sharing his thoughts on golf technology
“Major League Baseball in America, they use wooden bats, and everywhere else in baseball they use aluminium bats. And when the major leaguers use aluminium bats they don’t even have to touch it and it completely destroys their stadiums. It’s just comedy.”