Fred Funk
Fred Funk
Frederick Funkis an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth14 June 1956
CityTakoma Park, MD
CountryUnited States of America
mirrors path
I would say that my downswing mirrors the path of my backswing pretty closely.
I still pinch myself that I had the career that I had.
couple houston low weeks won
A couple of weeks before the 1992 Houston Open, I was probably as low as I could get confidence-wise. I didn't think I was going to go any further, and then, out of nowhere, I won that week. That kind of got me going.
areas close greens incredibly main mean pin reason
Augusta is a very unique golf course. It's a long hitters' course; main reason is because the greens are so severe, and the areas where they put the pin is such a small area. The little plateaus and undulations mean it's incredibly important to be close to that pin so you can be aggressive.
therapy
We have two tractor-trailer rigs on the Tour. One is a therapy truck, and one is a workout truck. If everything is going well, you're walking in the workout truck, and when things aren't going well, you're walking in the therapy truck.
coming grown healed help home horrific incredible integrated respect society tour troops
The PGA Tour has a lot of interaction with our military, and I've grown to have an incredible respect for our troops who are coming home with these horrific injuries, as well as any organization that can not only help them get healed up, but help them get integrated back into society.
believe four good playing rounds truly
I'm not here just to walk two rounds or four rounds and just show up. I want to be able to be competitive, and I truly believe I can still be competitive when I'm playing well and feeling good.
fact high knee level life replaced wearing
I'm going to be wearing the Stryker hat because I'm a walking testimonial to the fact that you can get your knee replaced and still play at a really high level and get your life back.
facets game learning rest
I don't want to rest on my laurels. I still feel like I'm learning a lot about the golf game and the swing. There are so many different little facets of golf that there is always something to learn.
played worked
You worked your paper route, mowed the lawn, then played golf all day.
everybody hate hates
I don't want to go out there and show up. I hate losing. Everybody hates losing. But I hate losing.
best career champions irony people slow time
My career progressed slowly. Real slow at a time. The irony of it was I had the best part of my career between when I was 45 and 49 years old. That's when most people are in their twilight, waiting to get to the Champions Tour. And that's when I made most of my hay.
course extent greater premium putting regular
I would agree to some extent that on the Champions Tour that there is a greater premium on putting than the regular tour because of the course setups.
against cup generate guys hanging hatred media phil playing stuff tiger together week
We play against guys we play with in the Ryder Cup week in and week out. We're all friends. Why the media want to generate any of this hatred - that's the problem. You even read stuff about Tiger and Phil disliking each other. How come they're always hanging together and playing ping-pong?