said Nicklaus, ''was a brotherhood, I suppose. |
"A kid grows up a lot faster on the golf course. Golf teaches you how to behave." |
['] 'Distance is of no issue anymore, ... 'The longer you make it, the more you make it a power game. |
[But 0-6? That's the kind of number that definitely requires some ribbing.] How do you know [what makes a good pairing]? ... I mean, we've been kidding Tiger all week. . . . 'Who's going to carry you in four-ball, Tiger?' |
[His best player, Tiger Woods, walked the fairway with a bag of ice pressed against his back. What Nicklaus figured would be his best tandem was getting hammered again. And as he stood on the ninth tee and gazed at the scoreboard, the Americans were ahead in only one of the six matches.] When that last group went through, if you gave me 3-3, I would have given you 10-1 [odds], ... I would have been very, very pleased. As the afternoon went on, I was kind of disappointed it ended up 3-3. |
[So golf is trying to get used to the fact that the man who will rule the game for the next 20 years shaves twice a week and has been drinking legally for almost three months now.] He's more dominant over the guys he's playing against than I ever was over the ones I played against, ... He's so long, he reduces the course to nothing. Absolutely nothing. |
[The Official Masters Golf Ball -- fact or fantasy?] There is only one place in the game that could take that position, and that would be Augusta, ... The only tournament that could get away with saying: 'Hey, do you want to come play in the Masters? Here's the ball, go play with it.' Do I think that's the right way? Probably not. Do I think it's possible? Probably so. |
[The point being that the U.S., playing its best -- Woods and Huston were nine under par for the round, their opponents seven under -- simply inspired the Internationals to play even better.] I saw Els putt three times this afternoon, 20-footers, ... He made all of them. |
[Woods has even overwhelmed the most discerning of critics.] I kept saying, 'I can't understand why we don't have anybody else playing that well,' ... I am more understanding now. He's that much better. |
A lot of people considered that a major at that time because of Jones' situation and what he did, ... I think as time has gone on, and so much focus has gone on the four professional majors, they just sort of dropped off. |
A perfectly straight shot with a big club is a fluke. |
All I know is I've got a bunch of players coming in off the course and telling me the other team is making them look bad. Gary said he just didn't understand (the agreement). |
Also, there's nobody on the tour today who could hit the ball as well as Lee Trevino or Ben Hogan. |
Angelo was known for his ... gray afro, but he should also be known for being an excellent caddie. |
Angelo was known for his ... grey afro, but he should also be known for being an excellent caddie, ... Angelo always went out early in the morning and got the pins, and knew enough of the golf course and my golf game, that any information I needed, he generally had. |