From Rory meeting The King to The King’s advice for Tiger, enjoy this edition of Quotes of the Week.
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From Rory meeting The King to The King’s advice for Tiger, enjoy this edition of Quotes of the Week.
“There’s only one thing I can say, and that’s practice and confidence … Regain the confidence he had when he was starting out. That was what made him what he is, and that’s the way he’ll get it back, just regain the confidence and ability to hit the golf ball. This is an opinion that I haven’t even given to anybody, and that is he should do what he thinks he should do with his game … I think he should find a coach that he has confidence in, and go work on his game. That’s my best advice.” – on Tiger Woods’ recent struggles
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“In 60 years as a professional golfer and commercially, obviously, he’s done quite well … It was just great to be in his presence and great to be in his company. [He] made me have a banana split … I’ll be going to the gym this afternoon.” – on his dinner with Arnold Palmer Friday night
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“After I hit it, I flushed it and (my caddie said), ‘Get up.’ And I thought, ‘Wow, that does need to get up a little bit. … It landed perfect. I didn’t see it go in but the way the crowd reacted I figured it was either in or close.” – on his albatross on the par-5 6th hole at Bay Hill
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“I think [IMG] kind of laughed about it … I asked him what he had written, and he wouldn’t tell me. He’s like, `You’ll find out one day when they come to recruit you. You’ll be going to the LPGA, and you’ll be able to read it.’… I got to read it … I have it, and I always think about that, because that’s the one thing that’s really pushed me over the years … My grandfather passed away when I was, I think, 14, but I know how much he believed in me. So, that belief in me really has pushed me throughout the years to really just get through anything.” – on a letter her grandfather, Earl Woods, gave to IMG to give to her when they went to recruit her
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“I had a really good time and it’s nice to feel relaxed in there for a change and not feel on edge the whole time … It was a good couple of days. 100 percent fun. Zero percent serious.” – on his fathers and sons trip to Augusta National
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“[I] didn’t feel like I was in the best place there for the front 9 … I kind of kicked myself in the butt –Mentally. I don’t have the ability to do that physically – and got more the result we wanted as well, which is not always a guarantee, of course, but if you at it you’re more likely to get what you want.” – on his third round in the Arnold Palmer Invitational where he shot 30 on the back nine
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“I think this is great for the younger players … I started 20 years ago, and a lot more of the founders were still alive and a lot more active, out on tour a little bit more. So, I got to know them a little better than some of the younger girls. I think it’s great for them to be able to put faces to names and possibly sit down and hear some of the stories.” – on the history being built at the JTBC Founders Cup
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“I stood in my driveway and we talked for about an hour … These phone lessons on Wednesday night are going to be the thing of the future.” – after he struggled during the pro-am on Wednesday he called his coach from his driveway at midnight
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