From Hnerik Stenson finding out he is not Superman to Tiger Woods’ call to roll back the golf ball, check out this edition of Quotes of the Week.
From Hnerik Stenson finding out he is not Superman to Tiger Woods’ call to roll back the golf ball, check out this edition of Quotes of the Week.
“He said, ‘No, no, I’m committed to you. I’m committed to your return and you playing golf again.’ And I said, ‘Well, I understand that, but I don’t know when that is, or if that’s even going to happen, so let me help you get you another bag.’ But he keeps saying no.” - on caddie Joe LaCava declining offers for another bag
“We need to do something about the golf ball. I just think it’s going too far because we’re having to build golf courses, if they want to have a championship venue, they’ve got to be 7,400 to 7,800 yards long. And if the game keeps progressing the way it is with technology, I think the 8,000-yard golf course is not too far away.”
“I think you’re being greedy.” - joking with Justin Rose after he won for the second week in a row
“I’m not superman even though certain people thought I was superman.” - revealing he may have suffered a rib injury from a pre-tournament publicity presentation last week in China
“I don’t really care about it. It’s just a title. It’s great to be No. 1, of course, but the more important thing is how I’m playing for the present. I care more [about that] than my ranking.” - on her reaction to losing the No. 1 ranking to Sung Hyun Park
“I don’t know to be honest. Today was just solid all around. I holed a few good putts. Today was the same as yesterday, except today I holed a few putts and yesterday I missed them. So they probably should have been both 67s.” - on how he rebounded from a 72 with a 64 on Saturday
“I always listened to [Fred Couples] when he told me, ‘When it’s breezy, swing easy.’” - on the key to his second-round 65
''My caddie told me: ‘This week, you’re going to be first. Two weeks ago, you finished third. Last week, you finished second, so you know what comes after that. first.’ I was like, OK, let’s go for it.’' – after defending her title in Japan
“The overriding thing as a player is that you have to commit to your process.” – after winning Sunday for the second week in a row
“Funny enough, I made it a goal this year to not change the golf swing – only fine-tune it – but not change the golf swing, not change the putting. That’s a goal I hope to keep for the whole year. I want to see what I can do if I keep it consistent.”