Craig Stadler Quotes
Having never won up here, last year was special,
You still have fun, but you hate to go out and play so well for a couple of days, then play so poorly for a day,
The reason I played so well was I didn`t want to let the kid down, ... It probably helped my game, because I really didn`t pay attention to what I was doing.
I don`t think it matters how old he is, because he keeps playing the same every week. He`s a very good athlete with a great mind-set and a great game. That`s a nice combo.
I had a lot of poor iron shots. A lot of 30- to 35-footers (putts). I played the par 5s even par, which for out here is not good, especially since I hit good drives, actually, on every one of them.
From the American side it appears to me like it`s more work than going out and having fun, ... It doesn`t look like they`re enjoying it at all, and it reflects in their golf game.
It was not a great lie, not a bad lie, but I caught it perfectly. I was very fortunate.
He`s obviously done something right the last two days. Don`t see any reason he can`t do it a third.
I wouldn`t say there was any pressure. I would say there`s an advantage in that you know you can play well and you have played well.
He`s obviously a popular guy here, ... We had a good time. He didn`t play very well, and I don`t think he`ll say that he did, but we had a good time.
