Famous Quotes & Sayings

When we have that many birdie opportunities we really have to make the most of them. That's kind of been our focus finishing out the fall, and obviously for the spring, is that when you have an opportunity, capitalize on it.

Mark Calcavecchia

Somebody is going to have to find out when the last time somebody won a tournament making one birdie on the weekend. That may have never happened before in the history of golf.

We need to make some birdies today. Our birdie conversion rate was not very high.

She's playing with a heart full of love for her mom. The kid's got this in her, but I think this is more about God doing something for our lives right now. We walk out of our house this morning and see a rainbow. Then a birdie on the first hole. Come on. There's something else going on here.

Ernie Els

If you can hit your 3- and 5-woods with confidence from the fairway, par 5s become birdie opportunities, and 420-yard par 4s are a lot less scary.

Paula Creamer

We had a ton of birdie opportunities but struggled on the back nine.

You make one birdie and shoot a 66. It is a bit of a strange game.

Loren Roberts

When you're putting well, it really does take a lot of pressure off your game. It's not the birdie putts that are key. On tough days like this, the par putts that are key.

To birdie the three par-three holes on this course is like making a hole-in-one. The par threes here are tough with the wind blowing.

To birdie the three par-3s on this course is like making a hole-in-one. The par-3s here are tough with the wind blowing.

Retief Goosen

On the front nine I never really did anything. All of my birdie putts were really too far away to make anything,

I was swinging really well on the front nine. I was hitting it really close to the hole and was feeling it. I can't remember a tournament tapping in and knocking in 2- or 3-footers for birdie as often as I have here. That's always nice.

Mark Calcavecchia

One birdie on the weekend and I win the tournament,

Obviously, the scores are real low. And the good news for me is I have to go out and play a really good round tomorrow. There's no holding on here. It's go out and be aggressive, stick to the game plan, give myself as many birdie opportunities as I can and hopefully I can convert them.

Ben Hogan

If a man can shoot 10 birdies, there's no reason why he can't shoot18. Why can't you birdie every hole on the course?

I feel like I can birdie every hole right now. Maybe I'll have a 61 or 62 in me tomorrow. We'll see.

Paula Creamer

I feel great. I knew I had to play good golf coming down the stretch. I knew if I just stayed patient and kept giving myself birdie looks everything would be OK.

Fred Couples

I didn't change my stroke, but I just hit the birdie putt way too hard.

Ai Miyazato

I didn't birdie any of the par-5s and it prevented me from shooting a low score. But I think I played very patiently until the end.

Mark Calcavecchia

I can honestly say I never thought I would say that I actually win a tournament using my head. But honestly this weekend, I think I won this tournament playing smart golf, using course management and staying patient. I mean, somebody is going to have to find out when the last time somebody won a tournament making one birdie on the weekend. That may have never happened before in the history of golf, by the way.

Fred Funk

It came down to 18 and I didn't think with the wind and those conditions that I could get home, but I hit a really good drive and a really good three-wood to get it up there. I didn't think birdie would win it, but you just never know in the Skins Game.

Stephen Ames

Having the opportunity to birdie the last three holes like I did today was good. And maybe a couple of fortunate times, like 18, a little scare on the 3-wood (drive), it ended up being way up the fairway and only a 6-iron in. It was fortunate and the nature of the game.

He said, 'How are you doing?' I said, 'I'm good, I'm having so much fun. He said, 'Good. Because we really need your point.' I got up-and-down for birdie and on the next hole, the 17th, I'm tied with Stuart Appleby. Mr. Nicklaus is on the tee helping me out with what club to hit. To me, that was the coolest thing.

Lorena Ochoa

I thought to myself, this is a good start to the tournament. I didn't think it was going to be this good. I just tried to really focus and concentrate. I made birdie on the first hole and a birdie on the second hole. I was very happy about that. Then everything was easy and everything was so clear. It was a really good round.

I would have sold out for a birdie in a heartbeat. It's not important to lead the first day. I don't think it would have made much difference if I didn't make it.

I got off to good starts (both rounds). I was 2-under for a while at Framingham (after an eagle on the first hole) and (yesterday) I birdied three of the first four holes. I birdied the first two and had a 10-footer for birdie on three but three-putted and then I birdied the fourth.

Stuart Appleby

The par-five I made a nice little five-foot birdie putt. That was a sneaky one down the hill. Then I chipped in from over the back of the green on six. It was a very difficult chip and it went in. That was a very fortunate shot there because I really was thinking four would be a good score to walk away with, so three was a bonus.

David Tom

With it playing shorter, there are more birdie holes than when it's playing long. Because I'm not one of the longer hitters. I like the way it is playing now.

Paula Creamer

We were really hot on the front nine but the back nine - we played it one over - was really frustrating because we gave ourselves a ton of birdie opportunities but couldn't convert.

Thomas made birdie there and I thought, 'Here we go. It's down the stretch now'. But I've been in that position before and decided to just try and make my par at the last and let Thomas try and come at me. Fortunately it worked out.

I saw what happened, yes, and I knew I needed a birdie at the 18th to catch him, but it wasn't to be.

Morgan Pressel

I screwed up in the middle. That's a birdie hole, so I feel like I gave three shots away.

Jay Haas

I won't say it turned my round around, but it certainly helped. It never really looked like I was going to make a 4 on that hole at any point, but to walk away with a birdie was great.