Michelle Wie was stung by a bee, Inbee Park withdrew with an injury, and Phil Mickelson had plenty to say in this edition of Quotes of the Week.
“He will have no problem winning the career Grand Slam. I think Rory McIlroy will win the career Grand Slam more than once.”
“A little into the wind . . . Amazing shot.” – on making an ace on a par 4
“Does anyone have Pat Reed’s #? I need to call him out for WD’ing and leaving us as a twosome in the final group off 10 in brutal weather.” – DeLaet on Twitter after hearing Patrick Reed withdrew with an ankle injury
“I’ve always had a little lower-back problem and some weeks it just gets a bit worse and today happened to be one of those days. Hopefully, in Thailand, I’ll be in really good shape.” – on why she withdrew from the LPGA opener
“Yesterday I really thought I was on the cusp of coming out here today and really lighting it up and it just didn’t happen.” – after he missed the cut at Torrey Pines
“David and I were fine. It was definitely just something that we couldn’t work out. Still talk to him all the time, but after 15 years together, it’s kind of, it’s crazy.” – on why she left long-time swing coach David Whelan for Gary Gilchrist
“It hurt really, really bad, and I knew it was a bee. I brushed it away and the stinger was still in there.” – after she was stung by a bee in the first round
“He’s young, and he’s got some things to learn. One of them is you don’t discuss certain things. You don’t discuss specifics of what you play for. And you certainly don’t embellish and create a false amount just for your own benefit. So those things right there are – that’s high school stuff, and he’s going to have to stop doing that now that he’s out on the PGA Tour.” – on his reaction to 17-year-old Ryan Ruffels telling the media about their recent match
“It’s hard, but that’s just the way it is. I’ve just got to look forward to trying to get over this and getting on to the next one.” – after missing the cut while playing with the flu
“I should have babies all the time.” – on playing well after the birth of his second child
