Suzann Pettersen made some fairly amusing comments about playing golf with Donald Trump before crying foul. What happened? Here’s what she did (or didn’t?) say.
Suzann Pettersen made some fairly amusing comments about playing golf with Donald Trump before crying foul. What happened? Here’s what she did (or didn’t?) say.
“He cheats like hell. ... So I don’t know how he is in business. They say if you cheat at golf, you cheat at business. I’m pretty sure he pays his caddie well, since no matter how far into the woods he hits the ball, it’s in the middle of the fairway when we get there.” – in an interview with a Norweigian newspaper, on President Donald Trump
“Over the last few days, the media has quoted me that I said President Trump ‘cheats in golf.’ Not true at all and this has been taken WAY out of context … I’m sorry for Mr. Trump who I have known many years, who loves the game, and who I consider a friend!” – on Facebook, clarifying her remarks on President Donald Trump
“If it bothered Alex, he could have said something and he could have hit. If I messed him up, I apologize. He still made a good swing. He smoked it. I don’t understand what the big hoopla is all about. I was just trying to give myself the best chance to win the tournament. I didn’t want to mess anybody up.” – apologizing for taking so long to hit his approach into the 72nd hole at the Farmers Insurance Open
“I have J.B.’s back all day on that situation. If you put me in 18 fairway and I need an eagle to win the golf tournament or to have a chance to win the golf tournament, I mean, I knew the exact position he was in, and I would do the same thing.” – defending J.B. Holmes’ decision to take more than four minutes to hit a shot from the middle of the fairway on the 72nd hole of the Farmers Insurance Open
“We’re always trying to get better. When you’re in a situation where your final round is taking the amount of time it took, then yeah, you have to address it. It’s not something that’s going to come overnight.” – on the J.B. Holmes pace of play issue on the final hole of the Farmers Insurance Open
“I think it’s a win for the amateurs because they get a two-pro experience, and it’s a win for the professionals because they have more time to get ready and prepare for the event.” – on the PGA Tour’s new ‘9 & 9' pro-am format
“I think it’s the greatest hole there is all year long. It’s probably the most fun and the most embarrassing you can feel on a golf hole ever. It’s that simple.” – on the 16th hole at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
“I’ve heard a lot of nicknames in the last year, and ‘Rahmbo’ is the one I’ve always loved and always tried to encourage. I put the shirt on before, and I feel like it kind of gets lost with the (No.) 42 from Pat Tillman on there, so I just kind of wanted to promote the nickname.” – after rocking a bandana inscribed with the nickname ‘Rahmbo’ on Thursday at the WMPO.
“Every once in a while I was catching some fliers off of the face with some inconsistent smash factors, and it was just piercing through the wind these last couple weeks, and unfortunately that led to some unfortunate mistakes.” – blaming some recent bad play on hitting the ball too good and wearing out the grooves on his clubs
“It’s not my first shank, and it won’t be my last shank. That’s it. I laugh at it. It’s pretty funny.” – after shanking one into the stands on the famed 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale
“That was a unique situation. Because the people were great, the police officers and the Thunderbirds did a great job, but that was one of the most uncomfortable moments that I can remember, with that many people and being swarmed like that.” – on the crowds on the tenth hole on Saturday at the WMPO
“Shocked. I’m speechless. That pretty much sums it up.” – on his even-par 71 Saturday at the WMPO that started with six straight birdies but fell apart on the back-nine with a single-triple-double bogey stretch