Morgan Pressel Quotes


Morgan Pressel

It`s exciting to come up with the other younger players, ... We`re very well trained to where we know what we`re doing at a young age. I think we can help the LPGA make quite a splash the next few years.

There`s a lot of competitiveness, especially from my Mom, ... I know she`d be proud of me. And it`s not just golf. I`m competitive in everything, card games or whatever.

Granted, the age limit is a good thing. You can`t just let anybody play, but if you have a handful of players who have the ability and resources, they should be allowed a chance.

She`s the best player maybe the game`s ever seen. She was definitely one of my biggest role models growing up. You don`t want to copy anybody but the best. Getting to know her in the past year, I`ve just tried to take as much as I can.

It`s nice, I guess. I like the attention, and I like people coming out to watch me play. There`s not as much attention on me as Michelle would have gotten if she was here, but hey,

That`s just some part of the mind-set when you play match play. When a player hits a good shot, and you`re hitting second, you want to get it even closer -- as if their shot isn`t as good anymore. So I just wanted to put it inside of her and halve the hole with a birdie, but I just got a little lucky.

When I hit it, some guy standing behind me was like, `Oh, go in, go in,` and it was just taking off. It was exciting.

I couldn`t putt and I made a couple of mistakes, ... In qualifying, you`re just trying to survive; do nothing that can kill you and make birdies where available.

My grandfather helps me with my game and everything else, ... He helps me with so many things, and he`s always with me. It`s been wonderful.

I`ve got to go low tomorrow just to make the cut and stay in the tournament.