Hootie Johnson
Hootie Johnson
William Woodward "Hootie" Johnsonis retired chairman of the executive committee at Bank of America, member of the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame, and former chairman of Augusta National Golf Club...
ball giving golf serious table
We don't want to take the golf ball off the table but we're not giving that any serious consideration right now.
continue course evaluate far golf
As far as the golf course is concerned, we'll have to continue to evaluate that.
bobby course current envisioned golf integrity jones maintain objective scores shot values
As in the past, our objective is to maintain the integrity and shot values of the golf course as envisioned by Bobby Jones and Alister Mackenzie . Players' scores are not a factor. We will keep the golf course current with the times.
course entitled golf
They are entitled to their opinion. We are comfortable with what we're doing with the golf course for the Masters.
course golf supposed tough
I didn't know that a tough golf course was supposed to be a lot of fun.
course fun golf hitting supposed today tough
I didn't know that a tough golf course was supposed to be a lot of fun. I don't know that hitting a 6-iron on No. 1 would be any more fun today than it was 20 years ago.
course current golf
We will keep the golf course current with the times.
chance course golf good guy hit scoring
I think that the shorter hitter, or someone that's not a bomber, has just as good a chance of scoring on this golf course as the guy that's going to hit it 330.
golf
I don't think it's good. Golf should only have par-three, par-four or par-five holes.
continue course golf possible study
The golf course is the way we want it to be this year. We will continue to study possible improvements.
funds needed provide
In Augusta and nationally, these funds provide needed help.
changes heels hit room swing tee wants yards
I want to say something about the changes and about bombers. We think that at 280 to 300 yards (off the tee at No. 1), there's all the room in the world. There's 290 yards to the bunker. And if someone wants to swing from the heels and hit it 330 or 340 or something like that, he'd better be accurate.
arnold gotten honored hope telling
Arnold said he would be honored to do that one day, but he hasn't gotten around to telling us when that day is coming. But we hope it won't be too long.
except invitation member national personal relationships special tied within
An invitation to become a member of Augusta National is very special and would never be tied to anything except personal relationships within this club.