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Golf Channel Notable Quotes
Golf Central Live From the Presidents Cup
Friday, Oct. 9, 2015 (5-6 p.m. ET)
Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea
Incheon, South Korea
**The United States lead the Internationals 5 ½ – 4 ½ following the Day 2 four-ball matches**
**Tee times and the start of Day 3 foursomes matches have been delayed by one hour due to weather. Matches are scheduled to start tonight at 7 p.m. ET live on Golf Channel**
Day 3 Foursomes Matches:
Match #1: Patrick Reed / Rickie Fowler vs. Louis Oosthuizen / Branden Grace
Match #2: Bubba Watson / J.B. Holmes vs. Adam Scott / Marc Leishman
Match #3: Bill Haas / Matt Kuchar vs. Sang-Moon Bae / Hideki Matsuyama
Match #4: Jordan Spieth / Dustin Johnson vs. Jason Day / Charl Schwartzel
On Phil Mickelson’s post-match comments following Day 2 four-ball matches
(Mickelson: “I feel like we spotted the International’s best team 2 holes and they still couldn’t beat us. Just saying.”)
Brandel Chamblee – He [Mickelson] was being challenged by the member of the media with his mistake and the obvious and potential consequences of his mistake. Rather than solely saying he felt terrible about it, he disrespected two of the nicest, most gracious guys in professional golf, Jason Day and Adam Scott. So, if you are looking for a way as an underdog to find an impetus to spur you on to beat somebody, you look no further. If I was the International captain, I would have that quote playing on a loop in my locker room the entire time reminding them just how poorly smugness looks on anybody.”
David Duval – “That is what their alarms are set to, that is what they are waking up to this morning. It is not a ring, it is that loop. That was a little overboard, if anything.”
Paul McGinley – “We talked earlier in the week about not losing the moral high ground and remaining humble, to a large extent, and remain part of the team to a large extent. I can guarantee you from my experience, that is being played on a loop. That has gone viral in the International team room. They will be using that to galvanize themselves, and you can bet your bottom dollar that Nick Price is showing everybody on that team and they are discussing it.”
On Match #1: Reed / Fowler vs. Oosthuizen / Grace
McGinley – “Louis and Branden have been formidable so far, unbeaten. A new pairing, with Rickie going out with Patrick Reed. That is a little bit of a trial-and-error for the United States, so you’d have to say the Internationals will be favored.”
On Match #2: Watson / Holmes vs. Scott / Leishman
Duval – “The Bubba and J.B. pairing looks like the dominant pairing so far in the Presidents Cup. I do not see any problems for Bubba and J.B. just because they have jelled so beautifully well in this team format.”
On Match #3: Haas / Kuchar vs. Sang-Moon Bae / Hideki Matsuyama
Chamblee – “If he can come out early – along with his partner Matsuyama – and get up early and get this crowd raucous, it sends a message to the groups in front of them as well as the group that follows them that perhaps they can pull this out.”
On Match #4: Spieth / Johnson vs. Day / Schwartzel and Spieth’s post match comments following Day 2
Duval – “That is his way of letting out his frustration, it looks like, because we haven’t seen him get frustrated this year because he had no reason to…That is just him basically calling himself an idiot out there. He said they played poorly and he doesn’t know why. I’d say, ‘Well, because you are trying hard.’ You want to win for your teammate, your partner in the matches and it’s the Presidents Cup. There is some different added pressure that comes out at times. Even for the best players in the world, it shows up at times and you don’t always bring it.”
Chamblee – “I love his answers…he doesn’t say any of those clichés. He is so matter of fact about the issues he is facing, and he’s honest. That is what he is. Competitive and honest. Honestly, he has got to make more birdies than they did yesterday. He made one birdie, Dustin Johnson made one birdie, and they can’t afford to be playing mediocre golf.”
McGinley – “Let’s not be too hard on Jordan Spieth. His behavior this year has been exemplary. He has been a tremendous asset for the game of golf and how he has conducted himself. In my opinion, it is evidence why the big hitter and shorter hitter are not ideal when it comes to four-balls, because I feel that Jordan felt under pressure. I like, in four-balls, two guys with similar games, the opposite of foursomes.”
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Golf Channel Notable Quotes
Presidents Cup, Day 2 Four-ball Matches
Golf Central Live From the Presidents Cup
Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, 8:30 p.m.-3 a.m. ET / Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, 3-5 a.m. ET
Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea
Incheon, South Korea
**The United States lead the Internationals 5 ½ – 4 ½ following the Day 2 four-ball matches**
**Golf Channel will re-air Day 2 four-ball matches on Friday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. ET. Live coverage of Day 3 foursomes and four-ball matches will air on Golf Channel in primetime on Friday beginning at 6 p.m. ET.**
Day 3 Foursomes Matches:
Match #1: Reed/Fowler vs. Oosthuizen/Grace
Match #2: Watson/Holmes vs. Scott/Leishman
Match #3: Haas/Kuchar vs. Bae/Matsuyama
Match #4: Spieth/D. Johnson vs. Day/Schwartzel
Internationl captain Nick Price speaking with Golf Channel’s Steve Sands following Day 2 play
Nick Price – “I’m so happy for Sangmoon Bae and Danny [Lee] the way they played. They were so nervous on the first tee this morning and I think they calmed each other down. Thongchai [Jaidee] and Charl [Schwartzel] they just played solid all day. Adam [Scott] and Jason [Day] they had a real battle today. And I think that was a phenomenal outcome for a phenomenal match. All in all I’m just so proud of those guys. My nerves are shot already. It’s Friday and we’ve still got three rounds of golf to go. It’s very nerve wracking just being back there and being powerless.”
On Mickelson/Z. Johnson being assessed a penalty for breaching the one-ball condition on the 7th hole to go from all-square to 2-down on the same hole
Phil Mickelson – “I tried to put a firmer ball in play to reach [the green] in two… This threw for me for a loop that we had a one ball rule. We’ve never really had it and I didn’t think much about it. But it’s my responsibility to know that. I should have at least asked before I teed it, it just had never been a thought for me. But as a player that’s your job to know that.”
Frank Nobilo – “Not to be a contrarian, but you’re all-square after six holes. How can you lose the seventh hole twice?”
Gary Koch – “I think this brouhaha lit a fire under Phil Mickelson and Zach Johnson.”
Curt Byrum – “What a day for Phil Mickelson. He has been something.”
On Sangmoon Bae making birdie on 18 to win 1up
Nobilo – “Surprisingly he did not play yesterday, but today he came out and delivered. Long time coming for Sangmoon Bae.”
Terry Gannon – “The biggest roar from this crowd all day long for Sangmoon Bae. Biggest putt you’ve got to believe for him ever.”
On the Day 2 four-ball pairings strategy and how the matches played out
Nobilo – “Super different strategies. America kept four pairings [from Day 1] exactly the same. The International team, the only pairing they didn’t change was that opening one of Oosthuizen and Grace.”
Nobilo – “That first hour of play, the Internationals were behind. It could have almost been embarrassing at the end of the day.”
Nobilo – “[The Internationals] showed up today. And an American side too that struggled. All the sudden when they hit the turn, those last nine holes they tended to go in the International’s favor.”
On the missed opportunities to win holes by both teams
Nobilo – “This is bizarre, let’s be honest. The standard of golf hasn’t been great.”
On Adam Scott employing both the cross-handed and claw putting grip during the course of the match
Roger Maltbie – “It tells you a lot about his confidence. He’s searching.”
On Jimmy Walker’s inconsistent driving off the tee
Nobilo – “He’s had it going out of both barrels today.”
Jerry Foltz – “He’s hit it [wayward] both ways, and quite a bit at times.”
On Danny Lee’s putting
Foltz – “He has hit so many lips today it’s frightening.”
On Bill Haas’ struggles on short putts
Peter Jacobsen – “He’s a streaky putter. When he’s hot he’s making a lot of putts. But when it starts going south for Bill it gets ugly.”
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Golf Central Live From the Presidents Cup
Jim Gallagher Jr. – “The teams that had two players in play most of the time had success. A very exciting day for the Internationals.”
Arron Oberholser – “There’s a reason the [United States] 8-1-1 in the 10 Presidents Cups that they’ve played. It’s because at some point the U.S. separates themselves from [the Internationals]. So I like where it’s at right now, but tomorrow the Internationals are going to have to come out and play just as aggressively and as smart as they did today.”
On Match #1: Reed/Fowler vs. Oosthuizen/Grace
Oberholser – “You could throw out anybody and I think that they’re going to have a really hard time beating Oosthuizen and Grace.”
Oberholser – “They’re going to have to really think and strategize because Patrick Reed is not the greatest driver of the golf ball and he can put you in some bad spots off the tee.”
Gallagher Jr. – “I see two very confident players. Fowler is probably playing about as good as anybody. That’s a very confident team.”
On Match #2: Watson/Holmes vs. Scott/Leishman
Oberholser – “That’s [a pairing] I figured would not be broken up.”
On Match #3: Kuchar/Haas vs. Matsuyama/Bae
Gallagher Jr. – “I think Matt Kuchar will help Bill Haas with that calming influence. I saw that coming just because he needs someone to kind of pump him up a bit and keep him calm out there.”
On Match #4: Spieth/D. Johnson vs. Day/Schwartzel
Oberholser – “I’m looking at the Internationals winning this match. You look at the way Schwartzel putted today coming down the stretch. Spieth has got to pick his game up. He’s gotta turn this around in 16 hours. It was ugly today for Jordan. Really ugly.”
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