Quotes of the Week: Bad news for Tiger
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Andy Pazder
"We look forward to seeing how these tests go and carefully evaluating the use of the devices. Our evaluation will consider the impact on pace of play, optics and any other effects they might have on the competition." – announcing that tests of distance-measurement devices during competition will be undertaken from April to July at select PGA Canada, PGA Latinoamerica and Web.com Tour events
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Mike Whan
"My first day on this job, I was introduced at Madison Square Garden in 2009 as the new commissioner and when we went to the Q&A session, the first question I got was: 'Commissioner Whan, what are you going to do about all the international influences on the tour?' I said, 'embrace it.'" – the LPGA commissioner
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Lexi Thompson
'I struggled a little bit off the tee and had a few more rough shots than I wanted, but you can't ever complain about a 5-under round.” – after the third round of the ANA Inspiration
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Rickie Fowler
“You can’t really dwell on the last two holes. It was a great day of golf. I put myself in a position to go win a golf tournament tomorrow, so we go get some rest, sleep and there’s 18 holes in front of us to go play.” – after finishing bogey-double bogey in an otherwise stellar third-round 67 that left him three strokes behind Sung Kang in the Shell Houston Open
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Sung Kang
“I’ll play my game. I don’t care, I don’t really care what they do.” – after a third round in which he initially blew a six-shot lead, but ended the day with a three-shot margin
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Jordan Spieth
"I think Dustin Johnson is the guy to beat in golf no matter where you are.”
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Jordan Spieth
"Whether I can grab the jacket back or I miss the cut or I finish 30th, it will be nice having this Masters go by. The Masters lives on for a year. It brings a non-golf audience into golf. And it will be nice once this year's finished from my point of view, to be brutally honest with you." – on how much he is looking forward to an end of questions about his meltdown at the 12th hole last year
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Rory McIlroy
"No matter what happens this year, those questions will still be there and linger a little bit. I still get questioned about the back nine at Augusta in 2011. It's just something you have to deal with.”
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Tiger Woods
"Unfortunately, I won't be competing in this year's Masters. I did about everything I could to play, but my back rehabilitation didn't allow me the time to get tournament ready. I'm especially upset because it's a special anniversary for me that's filled with a lot of great memories. I can't believe it's been 20 years since I won my first green jacket." – an announcement on his website
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Tim Rosaforte
“I was told that Tuesday was the first time that Tiger had been back out to Medalist since returning from Dubai. Secondly, he was out there again for a session later in the week. I believe it was Thursday. And I was told he was there for less than five minutes.”
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John Daly
"My motto is 'I don't work out, I put out'" - recycling a quote to TMZ while casting doubt on Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's claim that he had hit a 490-yard drive
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