Birdie Quotations | Page 2

I'll be the first guy going through those three holes and it's my job to get a birdie or two. It's a shame we didn't get to finish. It was a bit of a to and fro among three or four players out there. It's a shame the crowd didn't get to see the finish.

If you put the ball in the fairway, there's a few birdie holes out there. But it's a tournament where you know you're going to play four rounds, and you're going to grind it out. ... It's kind of like a mini-major. It plays very tough, and it gets harder as it goes along, and the scores don't seem to get too much lower unless it's weather related.

Instead of 30 or 40 feet, I'm in there at 20 feet. When I hit a good shot, I'm inside 10 feet. I've hit a lot of greens this week but I've also hit it close a lot. Just a lot of good birdie chances.

I hit my drives well. But I would just miss short birdie putts.

I hit a lovely shot into the 14th, the par five, to make birdie and then when I made the mistake on the 15th I was livid because I knew that was that in a way,

I hit the ball out there far enough to compete, but you've got to putt, ... I've missed so many short putts. That was always the strength of my game. It kills any kind of momentum you might have. I never used to miss any short birdie putts. I always converted the ones I should have made. I don't do that any more. It wears on you mentally.

I played like a dog today. I had a two-foot putt on the second hole for birdie that didn't touch the hole. And it didn't get any better from there. ' I didn't putt real well today.

I really didn't ever have to work for a birdie. I think the longest birdie putt I made was probably 6 feet.

I never thought I would say I won a tournament with my head, ... Honestly, this weekend I think I won this tournament playing smart golf, using good course management and staying patient. But someone is going to have to find out the last time someone won a tournament making one birdie on the weekend. That may not have happened before in the history of golf.

I had a good day and hit the ball very well. I think I only missed two greens and I don't think I missed a fairway. I hit it pretty consistent. I had a lot of birdie chances and managed to make a few of them.

Clayton was three-under on his first nine and two-over on his second and he left three birdie putts right on the lip. He said he just played differently the second nine. He played real solid, but the weather got worse. We had a real steady rain.

I don't think I know the golf course all that well. It's the type of golf course where if you hit it well, the greens are going to stay receptive. They're going to stay soft and each round you can have a chance to make some birdies. ... If you can make a few by getting close enough and and birdie the par-5s, you'll be OK.

I don't think I know the golf course all that well, ... If you can make a few by getting close enough and birdie the par-5s, you'll be OK.

If I can make an eagle there (on 17) and then birdie 18, he's going to feel some heat. You've got to make those when you're in contention. But I was injured (elbow inflammation) and didn't even know if I was going to play so I'm happy with my performance.

I figured if I could birdie 17 and 18 and post a number I would at least have some kind of a chance.

I figured 19 (under) would either win the tournament outright or be in a playoff. I had to birdie the last two holes somehow. I had to take the chance of hitting driver (on No. 17) and put the ball anywhere up there where I could make birdie. It ended up as good as you could like.

If I could have rolled in some of the birdie putts early and not made the silly bogey from the fairway on 18, I could have something real special today. I'm still happy with what it is, though.

If I make eagle and then birdie 18, he's going to feel the heat. It's a whole new ballgame. We're playing extra holes again, maybe.

I am very happy with today's round and it was nice to birdie the last two holes, as it was a very tough day,

I concentrated hard. I didn't think of anything and just stuck to my game plan. I had birdie chances on the last two holes but didn't make them.

He really played well at state. He didn't putt well, but he's a very good ball-striker. He couldn't make an 8-foot birdie or his score could've been even lower. A 160 at that course is a pretty good score.

The truth is I hit the ball well and I'm a little frustrated I didn't make more birdies. The key was I didn't make a lot of putts because I wasn't close to the hole. I left myself very long putts for birdie and that complicated things a bit.

This is a confidence boost. It took some time for me to create a birdie opportunity so I tried to play patiently early on the front nine.

You've got to give him a lot of credit to birdie 17 like that. The wind was doing funny things, but he always finds a way.

All of a sudden, it went in from everywhere. It was a tale of two nines. If I could have rolled in some birdie putts early and not made a silly bogey at 18, this could have been something real special. But I'm still happy with what it is.

The conditions were perfect for scoring. It was there to be had if you hit the shots. I got off to a ho-hum start and then I got it going (with a birdie at the par-5 fourth). I thought someone could shoot 59 at the start of the day.