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...
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.
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.
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.
changes hole jones properly recent restored
We think that the recent changes to the 11th have properly restored the hole to that which Jones intended.
asking chris mike
Is that someone like Mike Weir or Chris DiMarco, is that what you're asking me?
continue course evaluate far golf
As far as the golf course is concerned, we'll have to continue to evaluate that.
accuracy continuing emphasize holes integrity maintain tee
At holes No. 1 and No. 7 we want to emphasize accuracy off the tee while continuing to maintain the integrity of the holes.
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.
good opinions six
If we had six opinions, we really wouldn't know which way to go and they would all be good I'm sure.
won
I don't feel like we won anything. It's over, but it will never be over.
course entitled golf
They are entitled to their opinion. We are comfortable with what we're doing with the golf course for the Masters.
according bobby hole intended stronger talk
There's a lot of talk about 11. I mean, the hole was intended to be played, according to Bobby Jones, with a 3-iron or stronger club.