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Quotes of the Week
By GolfChannel.com TeamPosted: March 7, 2010
In Parting Shots, the GolfChannel.com Team offers up the best quotes from the week.
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"Fuzzy Zoeller introduced us." – Paul Casey, to GolfChannel.com's Randall Mell, about how he met his wife, Jocelyn, at the Honda Classic back in 2001.
"I may go out and vomit all over myself tomorrow but it’s fun to be in this position." – Steve Pate, long-time PGA Tour veteran, on holding the 54-hole lead at the Nationwide Tour's Pacific Rubiales Bogota Open in Columbia. Pate ultimately won the event in a playoff.
"Having the first Nationwide Tour event in Colombia is awesome. It’s a dream come true for my country. It’s a dream come true for myself." – Camilo Villegas, who hosted the first-ever Nationwide Tour event in his home country earlier in the week before flying to Florida to participate in the PGA Tour's Honda Classic, which he won in style.
"The reality is that when Tiger Woods returns it will be the focus of intergalactic attention." – Rick Horrow, CNN sports business analyst, perhaps overstating a tad the return of the world's No. 1 player.
"I can’t imagine in a hundred years he’s going to miss Augusta." – Jack Nicklaus, offering up his thoughts last week on Woods' possible plans for a return to golf.
"Just to have the opportunity to not only meet him but then play with him, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." – Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees, after playing with Jack Nicklaus in the Honda Classic pro-am last Wednesday at PGA National.
"There is no real mystery to Fred Couples. He is very, very good. He has always been good." – John Cook, talking about Freddie prior to Couples' victory at the Toshiba Classic.
"If you want to play the amount of time I have played – this is my 23rd season – you can’t stand on the range all day. You have to be sensible." – Laura Davies, commenting on her long-known disdain for hanging out on the practice range.
"This year, the ultimate goal is to try to make the Ryder Cup team." – Rickie Fowler, talking about his goals for the rest of the year.
"Not a lot to think about, good Argentine beef." – Defending champion Angel Cabrera, describing his simple thoughts on what he'll be serving at the upcoming Champions Dinner at this year's Masters Tournament.
"I’ve enjoyed it and my game has really gotten a lot better since we started working." – Sam Saunders, discussing working with his grandfather, a gentleman by the name of Arnold Palmer.
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G68 on 03/09/2010, at 8:50 AM EST
“Steve Pate is classic!”