Tiger Woods Play Quotations

Chris has been there in a bunch of tournaments. And, unfortunately, guys have come up with the goods at the wrong time for him. That's not saying Chris has played poorly. It's just that he's been there enough times when guys have played better. That's just the way it goes.

I think it will be exciting for us as players ? with basically one big event every month, from beginning to end. The whole idea is to build excitement in the game of golf. By having more of a condensed season, I think that you'll see more of the top players playing against each other in the same fields, and I think that's ultimately what the fans want to see. We as competitors want to have that happen as well.

I thought (old) 7 was a great risk-reward hole. You could hit driver. You could hit fairway wood, or even iron, off the tee, depending on what you feel you could do. Now you're hitting driver where usually we're hitting 3-woods or 2-irons. It's playing totally different now.

Colin was hitting the ball beautifully when I played with him on Saturday at the Open,

It's hard for me to compete against Vijay if Vijay just plays well, because obviously he plays nine or 10 more events than I do per year, ... What I can do is have a higher money total per event played, and try to get the number of victories higher than anyone else on tour. If you can do that, then you've had a very good year.

I didn't shoot myself out of the tournament by making double, and that's a good thing. We've got a long way to go and I'm playing well, so I just need to keep doing what I'm doing.

St. Andrews by far is my favorite golf course in the world. It's where the game all started, it's why we have 18 holes instead of 22 and I think the history behind St. Andrews is amazing. There is no other golf course in the world that can say that every great player who has ever played the game has played that golf course.

If you're a baseball player and you're on the mound, you don't ever want to look up in the stands if somebody is yelling at you because they know they've got you. You just keep your head down, keep moving along. Of course it annoys you at the time, but you don't ever show that it does annoy you; just go ahead and move on and keep playing. If it does distract you, back off.

No matter how you play the golf course, no matter how well you play, you're going to have to make 6 and 8 footers for par. It's just a given here.

Look at the NBA players back when Magic and Kareem played in the early 80's with the short shorts, look at what Michael looked like when he first came in the league compared to when he left. Every sport evolves. Every sport gets bigger and more athletic, and you have to keep up.

I can play a power game, but I also have the ability to step it up to another level and hit shots even further on call.

When you look at all of the great players who ever played the game, they all had that other gear that they could go to, and it makes a world of difference.

There are a lot of great players from Europe who have never played Augusta, but all the guys in America have all played St. Andrews. They've gone over and made a trip to play St. Andrews.

It's something you have to find from within. You have to keep pushing yourself from within. It's not about what other people think and what other people say. It's about what you want to accomplish and do you want to go out there and be prepared to beat everyone you play or face.

I don't just want to be the best black player or the best Asian player. I want to be the best golfer ever.

You ever go up to the tee and say, 'Don't hit it left, don't hit it right'? That's your conscious mind. My body knows how to play golf. I've trained it to do that. It's just a matter of keeping my conscious mind out of it.

Most players I play with, I don't look at their swing when they're over the ball or anything like that.

It's cool now to play golf.

I've had the luxury of playing golf around the world, and I've spent a lot of time evaluating how to play all kinds of courses.

A lot of times I blend in a little bit easier because I'm not like a basketball player who's going to stand out because of his height.

There are still courses in the United States that I am not allowed to play because of the color of my skin.

I'll tell you what, I've been in some seriously bad places playing golf and it's just part of the game.

You've got to figure out what works best for you. That's the hard part. I know I can't play as stoic as Hogan, and I can't talk as much as Trevino. You have to be your own person.

There are golfers everywhere who may never get a chance to play a links course in Scotland, a tree-lined course in America or the sand belts of Australia. Hopefully I can bring some of those elements into their backyards.

I don't think you're ever there. You never arrive, but if you do, you might as well quit because you're already there. Can't get any better. And as players, if you ever have that moment - you should never have that moment. You're always trying to get better.

You can play from the wrong position for a long time with good hands, but eventually it's going to catch up with you.

It's a never-ending struggle, which is great. You can always get better! You can never get there. It's a journey with no arrival. And that's the beauty of it -- that you can always become better the next day. It's pretty cool to think about it in that sense. Tomorrow I will be a better player than I was today.

I couldn't ask for anything more. Two playoffs -- very stressful, but still, I was somehow able to come out on top.

I thought at the beginning of the day, there might be two scores in the 60s today. The golf course is playing really difficult. It's fast now. As always, if there's no rain here, the golf course is completely different from Wednesday to Thursday. It somehow just dries out miraculously overnight.

We need to keep playing more in Ohio. It's that simple. We don't have enough tournaments here.

We need to keep playing more in Ohio, ... It's that simple. We don't have enough tournaments here. Maybe a major could come back to Inverness or something.

The winds just came up out of nowhere in the afternoon. It's playing very difficult. But you just have to accept the consequences and move on.

It was real tough out there. Windy, swirling, it just played real difficult.

We are all curious to see how it's going to hold up, playing this fast. A handful of guys are under par and with the wind supposed to blow, it's going to be interesting.

I've won four and, I tell you what, it's hard to believe really, just because it's the Masters. This is something every kid dreams of playing in, and, hopefully, one day even winning it. To have the opportunity to win four already is the thrill of the lifetime.

I've played well here. But this golf course didn't really handle the weather too well, and this time of year, you get rain. We've been lucky to finish this tournament on time.

It just is playing different this year being fast. We haven't played it like this in a while where it's been dry like this.

We were all curious how it was going to hold up playing fast. With the wind supposed to blow 20 mph tomorrow, it might make things a little interesting.

We have a lot of fun every year, and I really enjoy being part of junior golf and the development of these players.

I love to play to win.

I always feel pressure. If you don't feel nervous, that means you don't care about how you play. I care about how I perform. I've always said the day I'm not nervous playing is the day I quit.

People thought it was asinine for me to change my swing after I won the Masters by 12 shots. ... Why would you want to change that? Well, I thought I could become better. If I play my best, I'm pretty tough to beat. I'd like to play my best more frequently, and that's the whole idea. That's why you make changes. I thought I could become more consistent.

My mind is my biggest asset. I expect to win every tournament I play.

I think I played really well - even though I had three bogeys, I think 10 birdies usually offsets that.

It's playing more like a U.S. Open than a Masters. Lately, the Masters has played soft and wet, with balls plugging in the fairways and picking up mud. That wasn't the case. It was quick and dry, and the greens are picking up speed.

Jim's putt first certainly helped in my read, ... I didn't really do much except for read putts and have the pom-poms out, just cheering him on all the way. Jim played unbelievable golf. He hit the ball beautifully.

He's been the benchmark for every player that's ever played the game, at least in my generation.

The course is playing a little slower than it was last year, a little more receptive. It's softer this year, and if you can hit the ball high and get it out there, you're going to have an advantage over a guy who hits the ball low and tries to chase it.

Patience was the key today. I played a couple of bad shots but made key putts, didn't drop any shots and kept the momentum going,

The PGA, over the years that I've played, has certainly been very fair. They are set up stern, but fair. I think that's why we all love playing that championship because they never go over the edge.

I've always played my best when I've gone out and played and stayed focused on what I have to do and not worry about anything else,

The guys that went off early probably played in wind maybe half the round, maybe more, maybe less, depends on where they were on their time. That's just the way it is. (Today) we're all out there about the same time, and you've got to go out there and play.

I felt like I was playing well enough to be in the lead, and it wasn't like I was slapping it all over the place and just happy to be there. I felt like I should have had the lead (alone) after three rounds.

I feel like I'm playing better. The things that I've worked on have really, really started to solidify. I've put together some good events this summer.

J. D. played beautifully, ... The last thing you want is to have that happen. You don't want to win tournaments like that. We should be going on to 17. It would be fun for both of us.

It wasn't so much difficult as embarrassing. Guys are playing up 7, and here I am: 'Hold up, let me play my shot again.' I didn't like the way I played 7 anyway, so play it again.

I had a fever for three days at Riviera and playing in the wet and cold of the second round just did me in there.

She can do it -- beyond the obvious. She has played so well out there compared to previous years. Look at (the Corning Classic). She had the flu and still finished second. She's a lot better.

You have the top-end players playing, which is great. It's nice to have a field like this to compete in. We always enjoy it, going against the best, and it's going to be a lot of fun.

It's not like I go out there and I hit the ball just unbelievable and putt unbelievable to shoot these scores, ... I'm just playing solid golf. This is the way I feel I can play every day.

It played hard. It (the wind) was down off the left when I hit. When Robert (Allenby) hit it was in off the right. The wind was just swirling enough where it made it a little bit difficult.

I am very happy. I played well and could have done a couple of shots better on the front nine. You can get shots going out on this course but it's difficult to get anything on the back nine,

To be even associated with (Palmer and Nicklaus) in any breath is always a good thing. It's hard to believe I've won four, just because it's the Masters. I think Jack was just talking (when he made his prediction). To have won four already, it's the thrill of a lifetime. I mean, this is something that every kid dreams of playing in, and hopefully one day even winning, if you're lucky enough.

Vijay is playing beautifully, so he deserves to win. It was a good fight at the end but I just didn't quite get it done.

I played through some circumstances that I don't normally have to play (at the Presidents Cup), but the team needed me and I tried to do my best to get points,

I played terrible this week. I hit it all over the map irons, woods, everything. I had a two-way miss. Granted, these fairways are about 300 yards wide, but when you're missing it both ways, you can't aim it.

I played solid today, ... I hit good, quality golf shots all day and I hit a couple loose ones, but more than anything, I was happy with the way I putted today.

I played similar to this, for 10 holes, at La Costa.

He drove it so good it was a joke. He played solid. He should take a lot of positives from it. John should take a lot out of this week. He played well.

You don't know what's going to happen. The back nine is playing tricky, so we're going to have our hands full.

The Player of the Year means a lot because it's from your peers. That is like the ultimate compliment. The money list doesn't really interest me that much only because if you play more, you have a better chance of making more money and I don't play that many events. I'm concentrating on the bigger events. If I can win more events than anyone in a year and more majors than anyone in a year, it's going to be a great year.

The Player of the Year award means a lot because it's from your peers,

I know I'm in condition. It's just a matter of playing well.

I just haven't played my best golf at the right time. I've played some good golf, but not my best stuff. And this track, you've got to hit the ball well. You just can't get away with hitting it poorly around here and expect to win.

I hit the ball really well. I made a couple of putts here and there but overall I feel like I really played well. Even though I made three bogeys, 10 birdies usually offset the bogeys,

It's important, but it's not that important. If he has it wrapped up, so be it. Anybody would rather have player of the year than the money title.

It's certainly not the golf course when I was pretty young playing it. It's unbelievable how much they've changed the golf course. It used to be basically a clover field out here. The greens are unbelievable, perfectly smooth. It's just hard to believe what they've done here.

We haven't played it like this in awhile where it's been dry. It plays more like a U.S. Open right now than it does a Masters, because lately, the Masters has been playing soft and wet.

It's not easy here, it's a tough track. And I haven't always played my best golf at the right time. This track, you got to hit the ball well.

I just felt so bad, because he played so solidly the entire week.