Stewart Cink
Stewart Cink
Stewart Ernest Cinkis an American professional golfer who won the 2009 Open Championship. He spent over 40 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking from 2004 to 2009...
affected clubhouse might played seen
Just him being there at the clubhouse and being seen might have affected the way they played on Monday.
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I thought he'd be hitting balls Monday morning at the golf course, because it's a tough course to finish on and it's a major championship. If anything, just him being there at the clubhouse and being seen might have affected the way they played on Monday.
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Going back over the last ten U.S. Opens I've played in, I think this course is probably the best because it leaves no room for error, ... You're not going to get away with anything on Pinehurst No. 2. You have to plan your shots well and execute them.
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Well, there is no easy side out here. You do have a few chances to hit some shorter irons into the greens, but it's by no means easy. All in all I played really well. I played well on the front nine and made some putts, and I played well on the back nine and just didn't make as many putts.
played tied
I played with Jack, and I tied Jack,
played score shoot
I'm disappointed I didn't shoot a better score because I played well all day.
breaks events laid
Events like this are fun, it breaks up the monotony, ... It's a little more laid back. But it won't be without pressure.
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But then when I walked away, I was thinking, 'Why didn't I tell him I knew?' Because if I told him I knew, he would have thought I was better because I made that putt to tie Jack Nicklaus.
presidents remember sort telling
No, ... But I'll probably tell him at the Presidents Cup. He won't remember that, so me telling him that would be sort of anticlimactic.
I was the one who crumbled that day.
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Originally everyone was saying they were trying to Tiger proof the course. But most people agree that it probably only helps the longer players.
heart soul
That went through my heart and soul like a dagger.
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I was really critical of the changes here. But after seeing the course play like it did, especially the first two days when it was fast and dry, I might have been a little premature.
accustomed feeling mental
I was accustomed to feeling that I was better than the other guys, that I had a mental edge,