he said. ''I wasn't going to sign a million-dollar contract. I couldn't turn down that much money. I could put food on the table for 20 years. |
said a player who played that final round. ''None of us believed it. |
said Woods. ''I committed to hitting the ball just left of the hole. Just made sure I stayed up on it. |
(Doral) showed me that the things that I was working on were the right things. I could shoot a low round when I had to on Sunday, which I hadn't done yet. |
(Friday) I stumbled coming home and I made it a point today to not have that happen. I bore down a little harder, and once I made birdie on 13 (a 4-foot putt after a scintillating bunker shot), I said it wasn't going to happen today. I wasn't going to go backwards. |
(I) just stayed patient. I missed a couple of putts early in the round, but finally got it going on the back nine. I made some nice putts on the back nine for birdies as well as par. It turned out to be a really nice day. |
['] 'I don't see why they won't continue making the golf courses longer, ... 'Guys are going to continue to hit it farther. It's just the nature of the game until there's a speed limit on the (driver) faces and on the balls. But we seem to find something a little bit faster and a little bit longer every year. ... It's not relying upon spin around the greens anymore. It's about distance off the tees. |
[He said that was about the only thing that wasn't] golden ... He's a great guy to have front and center except for his anger at missing a shot. |
[However intentional, it's all part of Tiger's tactical temperament. So is coming up big in the clutch.] How about that? ... I've got a guy who brings a wheelbarrow and walks around with it all day. |
[LARRY DAVID IS LOCKED IN CONVERSATION with Gary Player on the set of David's hit show,] Curb Your Enthusiasm, ... Are We Not Men? |
[Missing the cut at the Nelson] was probably more disappointing, because I bogeyed the last hole and I had the cut in hand, ... [At Disney] I had to birdie the last two holes. |
[Rumors were swirling at Quail Hollow that Tiger Woods was a late arrival because he stopped over at Pinehurst No. 2, about two hours away, where the U.S. Open will be played next month. Not true.] The last time I was there it was raining and I missed a putt on the 18th, ... No, I'm not thinking about that. You can't think about that unless you've won the first three and get to the last one. You've got to take it one step at a time. |
[Tiger Woods was asked Sunday if he preferred this type of grueling setup or the more playable conditions the PGA Tour visits most weeks.] This, by far, ... I don't like tournaments where 25-under par is the winning score. I'd much rather play challenges like this. It's more of a thinking man's game. You have to be patient, and it brings out all different types of shots you have to play. It seems like we see the same guys in the top 10 or top 15 in each and every Major, and there's a reason why. |
[Tiger's injury, however, was no laughing matter.] It's been bugging me all week, and it's just progressively getting worse, ... Tonight I'll get some treatment and hopefully I can go all 36 tomorrow. |
[Two majors beats one major, right?] If you look at it that way, yeah, ... '99 is probably pretty close. It's a toss-up. |