[Baltusrol's back-to-back closing par 5s, Woods reasoned, offered a safety net ensuring someone would better his 278 aggregate. They had been nettlesome enough, though, to trip up the game's greatest player earlier in the week.] Yeah, I'm surprised, very surprised, ... The last two holes … anything could happen, especially in that rough. I would have hung around for a playoff. |
[Hackett's research does not cover every area where ERP systems have an impact.] We look at the ways in which people use technology to automate processes, ... We don't look at the technology itself, and we don't look at market performance. |
[SEEING IS BELIEVING: New Zealand's Michael Campbell took some good-natured ribbing after winning the U.S. Open at Pinehurst, where he made frequent visits to the portable restrooms on the course. Turns out, it had nothing to do with a nervous stomach. Campbell's bathroom breaks were for eye exercises that he didn't want anyone to see him doing. They were performed to strengthen eye muscles, allowing him to see the putting line better, improve his focus and help him relax. Campbell started doing the exercises earlier this year after having his eyes tested and being told that one of his eyes was not looking at the same point as the other. Now Campbell goes through a routine every day in which he puts a tee about 15 inches in front of his face and then pulls it in until he sees two tees. Then he pushes it back until he sees one. He then moves the tee in circles and in figure-eights. It all takes about 20 seconds.] If I did that in front of the TV cameras, everyone would have thought I was loony, ... So what I do is plot out where all the port-a-loos are. |
Absolutely. The greens are firm, and there's a lot of trees. You've got to be careful with your drives at this course. |
All of these aspects are very important for me to succeed this year, ... I've got a great formula going right now. |
Being seniors, we have to produce in these type of situations. We can't expect our freshmen to come through for us all the time. |
Every part of his game is very sound, very sharp. He's going to be tough to beat tomorrow. But I believe I've got the tools to beat him. |
Fortunately enough I managed to stumble over the finishing line, |
He just left the ball over the plate. I was just trying to get the ball up in the air for a sac fly. But he left it over the plate and I got a good piece of the barrel on it. |
He played great on the first nine holes. That's good golf and you can't control that, |
He said to me, 'Michael, from now on you have responsibilities to promote this game around the world.' And that's what I'm doing. I think it's important for guys to go around the world and promote this game. I want to share my success with people from different parts of the world. |
He's a world-class player and he showed that today. I was on the back foot with nine holes to play. He just played awesome. |
He's the yardstick of how good we can get. He does things with his golf stick that we cannot do, |
I came out this morning feeling strong. I quickly birdied three holes in a row. And I came out strong again this afternoon. I'm just going to go home and rest for tomorrow, |
I changed management groups. All of these aspects are very important for me to succed this year, ... I've got a great formula going right now. |