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Quotes of the Week
By GolfChannel.com TeamPosted: May 4, 2009
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“My mind just wanders. I’m thinking about what shoes I’m going to buy, I need to wash my car. I’m thinking about stuff that doesn’t matter..." – Bubba Watson, discussing his inability to stay focused on the golf course.
“It's difficult to think of you as a loser, but hey, you're a loser." – David Feherty, in an interview with Tiger Woods after failing to win at Quail Hollow.
“Well, thank you very much. I appreciate it." – Tiger Woods, smiling, in his response to Feherty's tongue-in-cheek statement.
“This is one of the most significant steps ever taken in the globalization of golf." – PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem, praising the new WGC tournament to be held later this year in China.
“Every time we’re on television and they say the words ‘in Cromwell, Connecticut’ and then they show this beautiful course and they show these wonderful players, I’m thinking to myself, ‘Cha-ching, cha-ching!" – Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, with her feelings on the importance of the Travelers Championship in her home state.
“... Just leave me alone, let me vent for a while." – Tiger again, discussing his flare up after his second round at Augusta National, which fueled speculation that his relatioship with Hank Haney was in danger.
“Having mowed greens and fairways and all that stuff ... just makes me appreciate things a lot more than a lot of other people!" – Jeff Klauk, the son of retired golf course superintendent Fred Klauk, who tended to the course for The Players Championship.
“If I get the call, I’ll finish my round and then fly home (to Philadelphia) and see the baby and make sure Jackie is OK. Then I’ll go back and win the U.S. Open." – Sean O'Hair, discussing his plans revolving around the birth of his third child, due sometime around the U.S. Open in June.
“Phil has as much horsepower in his car as Tiger. It’s just that the lug nuts aren’t tightened down as much." – Johnny Miller, comparing golf's two biggest stars.
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macer on 05/06/2009, at 4:45 PM EST
“donato, Tiger's press conferences, commercials, and interactions with the 44th President show the other side of Tiger. You failed to state that Tiger stayed to congratulate Sean O'Hair for his win and spoke to his daughter, with a smile at Quail Hollow. Each of us has our faults, I know that redundancy, so called sucking up, and gas from White Castles are a few of my deficiencies. However, it's still a free country, I happily flip burgers, and enjoy golf with some friends who happen to be on both right and left on the political spectrum. Macer”