Boo rips the wraparound, Phil and Butch play “It’s not you, it’s me,” and Stevie invokes the S-word (then tries to blame his publisher). It’s all in this week’s Quotes of the Week.
Boo rips the wraparound, Phil and Butch play “It’s not you, it’s me,” and Stevie invokes the S-word (then tries to blame his publisher). It’s all in this week’s Quotes of the Week.
“We got a stand bag from the pro here and chucked the clubs in and played the quickest practice round ever. She complained heavily for the last nine holes.” – on his wife, Andrea, having to caddie for him in a practice round while his regular caddie was dealing with visa issues
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“Still not 100 percent, but I’m getting there.” – on his struggles to recover from a case of food poisoning
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“I felt like I wasn’t zeroing in. I felt like I was very lazy in my routine, very lazy in picking targets. It bit me with three unforced errors in a row on the back nine there,” – after a second-round 72 that included three consecutive bogeys
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“I think it was a yellow jacket, which I don’t appreciate. One of my own kind.” – after being stung by a yellow jacket during the second round of the Sanderson Farms Classic. Castro went to Georgia Tech, whose sports teams are known as the Yellow Jackets.
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“Instant karma. Unbelievable. Never seen anything like it. Literally, in a matter of 15 seconds after making fun of the guy, I’m feeling the exact same pain. Haack was giving me more grief than you can possibly imagine.” - the University of Georgia senior, explaining how he injured himself while making fun of coach Chris Haack’s swing
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“Honestly, this wraparound season sucks. It does, seriously. It’s just, it’s stupid. … “It’s aggravating to have to play this much … It’s just golf after golf after golf. Ain’t no time for hunting and fishing, man.”
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“I respect him as a person and a teacher and as a friend, and just wanted to talk to him in person about it. It’s not something you do over the phone. He’s been good to me long before we ever started working together. That stuff is never easy, but it’s what he deserves.” – to Golf Channel insider Tim Rosaforte about his breakup with swing coach Butch Harmon
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“I completely agreed that sometimes you need to hear things a different way, get a different perspective on things. He’s been frustrated the last two years. I thought it was a good idea that he would do this. He needs to hear things differently that maybe get him rejuvenated and get him back to what we all know he can be.” – to Golf Channel insider Tim Rosaforte about longtime client Phil Mickelson seeking a new swing coach
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“[‘Slave’ was] ‘one word that could have been changed. - objecting to the publisher of his new book using his quote ‘It was like I was [Tiger Woods’] slave’ to promote the book
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“I haven’t been lucky enough to get a copy. Must be in the mail still,.” – on Williams’ book
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