Quotes of the Week: July 31, 2016

Published July 31, 2016 07:40 PM

From John Daly and Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston hanging out to a rainy week at Baltusrol, enjoy this edition of Quotes of the Week.

“He thought he could drink whiskey like me. That didn’t pan out too good. He tried to keep up, but just couldn’t.” – Daly, on the time he hung out with Andrew “Beef” Johnston.

“The more I’ve been myself, the more comfortable I’ve felt out on the golf course. The more I’ve just had fun and be me, the better I’ve played. So you’ve just got to be comfortable in who you are, what you do. Don’t be ashamed to be different or anything, you know, that’s you. And no matter who you are, where you are, where you’re from, people should embrace that, you know.” – Johnston, on advice he’d give kids who are different.

“I’ve hit the ball really well this week and I’m walking away not playing the weekend. It’s really disheartening. As I said, I need to go back to the drawing board and see where we go from here.” – McIlroy, after missing the cut at the PGA Championship.

“I think that major record of 63 will be broken today or tomorrow. I think there’s a 61 or 62 out there because it’s a par 70, the greens are pristine, they’re rolling beautifully, and they’re soft. There’s just a lot of birdie holes.” – Mickelson, on the possibility of someone breaking the major record of 63 over the weekend at Baltusrol.

“Yeah, Dash and Lucy are sick right now, and kind of Dash passed that on to me a little bit. Like, I’m okay. I’m fine. I’m just a little bit under the weather. Ellie had an allergic reaction last night and had to go to the hospital. We were there until two o’clock or something like that. So I’m kind of running on E right now.” – Day, on his whole family, including himself, coming down with an illness before the PGA Championship.

“Holy crap, I made the cut!!!” – 2002 PGA champion Beem, on Twitter, after making the cut despite being retired and working as a broadcaster.

“He gave me a bill, he tried to run my credit card and my credit card was so maxed out that it didn’t go through. I didn’t know how much it was going to be and I went back to him and begged and pleaded. I said, ‘Man, I’ll do anything to pay you.’ He approached me on Tuesday and he said, ‘Don’t worry about it. It’s taken care of.’” – Beem, explaining that he wasn’t sure if he could afford to play new PXG golf clubs.

“He told me it was fine. I really don’t know why we’re talking about it, to be honest. It was a casual-water relief drop that took a little extra time. It was no problem.” – Spieth, after avoiding a possible two-stroke penalty for not taking full relief from casual water on Day 2 of the PGA.

“I told the official, ‘I’m not hitting another golf shot. I told him, ‘This isn’t championship golf.’ I’m sorry, but you can’t play golf under water.” – Palmer, on playing through very wet conditions on Friday at Baltusrol.

“Just a rough day. Anything that can go wrong, did.” – Johnson, on his opening 77 at the PGA Championship. The pre-tournament favorite followed it up with a 72 and missed the cut.

“It’s a big deal, it’s a big difference. It shouldn’t happen in tournaments like this.” – Knost, on a pin-sheet error that nearly cost him a chance to play the weekend at the PGA. Knost made the cut on the number at 2 over.