NBC Notable Quotes
RICOH Women’s British Open
Final Round
Sunday, July 31, 2016
Woburn Golf Club, Woburn, England
On Ariya Jutanugarn, 2016 RICOH Women’s British Open Champion at 16-under par (even par 72 on Sunday)
Judy Rankin – “She is some kind of player. You just have to stand in admiration.”
Rankin – “She is not even a grown up young woman yet. I can’t imagine if all things stay the same, what kind of a player she can be when she gets to be 24 or 25.”
Rich Lerner – “She smiled from start to finish this week.”
Lerner – “We may be witnessing the arrival of another young superstar.”
Jerry Foltz – “She is Laura Davies with the putter, she is Lydia Ko with length and Michelle Wie without a swing thought. She is the whole package.”
Rankin – “Ariya has done a lot of work trying to learn just exactly how to handle a pressure situation like this and try to keep performing.”
Rankin – “It is one thing to win and win again. It is another thing to have to learn how to win. This young player at a very young age, as a teenager, has had some really bitter losses. So, you have to have a little more respect for somebody who has seen it go all wrong and learns how to make it go all right.”
Lerner – “Exciting time for the women’s game with the arrival of Ariya Jutanugarn as a major champion.”
On Mirim Lee, T2 at 13-under par (1-over 73 on Sunday)
Lerner – “Smiling to the end.”
On Mo Martin, T2 at 13-under par (2-under par 70 on Sunday)
Rankin –“She just didn’t make a few of the putts that she needed to make today.”
Lerner – “One of the game’s most likeable and spirited competitors.”
On Stacy Lewis, third place at 11-under par (2-under par 70 on Sunday)
Rankin – “She has had some struggles with the putter. Last year she had struggles with the golf swing. Maybe she will put it all together and win a gold medal.”
Lerner – “Playing with all she has, right to the finish.”
On Leona Maguire, T25 at 4-under par and low amateur (3-over 75 on Sunday)
Rankin – “Really good tournament for Leona Maguire.”
-NBC Sports Group-
