Bruce Heppler Quotations

He just plays. I know that he wants to win a tournament, and he works at it and is competitive as anybody. I think now he just has to get out of his own way. He's more than good enough to win. The great thing about Roberto is before the tournament is over, he's going to finish around the top 10 or higher, and that's a real credit to his competitiveness. That's a sign of a really good player who just plays well every single time.

You know, everybody is around each other here. If you have bad chemistry it's a bad thing, but if you have good chemistry then it's extremely positive.

Both teams played really well today. We were on the outside looking in a couple of times, but you can only control what you can do.

To have a tournament of this magnitude at a facility we feel is the best in the country is very exciting. Knowing and appreciating the commitment and enthusiasm the staff and the members hold toward the event, it makes us feel very comfortable that it will become a very special tournament.

The Puerto Rico tournament was about as poorly as we have played in a long time. We've had a good week of practice, and everyone understands that the performance at Puerto Rico is not up to our standards, and we need to get back to playing like we did the rest of the year.

Some other people have approached us about hosting the men's tournament, but the vote of the coaches is we want to stay right here as long as the Old North State Club will have us.

This is the thing that could get more guys to make the jump. They'll have a free pass and nothing to lose.

It's all or nothing. The sixth guy might never put on a uniform.

It's difficult for most freshmen to understand just how much of a commitment college golf is. They just have to learn it for themselves.

Once he played well one time, his confidence started to come back. He's just competing, and he's not caught in between. I think the things he tried to work on now are showing up and some of them aren't. He really hit the ball great in the fall, he chipped and putted the ball well, and he's close to having a great year.

I'm extremely happy for both of them. Roberto had a tremendous experience last year. It's an experience you can't understand until you're involved and have USA on your hat. It's a great opportunity for both of them. And it's a tremendous honor for our program to have two players on this team.