Golf Champion Quotes

Hale Irwin is the exception. He just does everything so well.

It's flattering to be compared in any way to Tiger Woods, because he's the best player in the world.

An American champion, obviously being here in the states, is something that we all look at with the U.S. Open. But golf is played all over the world, and there are so many great golfers from other countries, and we're lucky enough that this is our home base to be able to play out of.

I think Tiger Woods is a determined young man who really wants to play.

Just to be able to say you're No. 1, you are the best golfer on the planet, just for one day, would be the best thing ever. Knowing that you were the best in the world would be pretty neat.

There isn't a flaw in his golf or his makeup. He will win more majors than Arnold Palmer and me combined. Somebody is going to dust my records. It might as well be Tiger, because he's such a great kid.

My whole life, I grew up watching Tiger Woods. If I tuned in to a golf tournament, that's who I watched.

That's the great thing about golf is you never know who is going to win. On good, tough golf courses, it brings it back to the best players. But it's always the best player that week is going to win. I mean, so it could be anybody.

The first time I ever saw Arnold Palmer, I said, There's a star. The first time I saw Jack Nicklaus, I said, Superstar. I feel the same way about Tiger Woods.

All my life I wanted to play golf like Jack Nicklaus, and now I do.

I win at golf. I'm a club champion many times at different clubs. I win at golf. I can sink the three-footer on the 18th hole when others can't.

Jack Nicklaus is the greatest winner I've ever seen.

The very first tournament I watched is the U.S. Open when I was 13. And that was the year Juli Inkster won.

I'd love to have a lasting impact as far as growing the game. It would be cool to be remembered as a major champion. I'd like to be remembered as a great golfer but also a great person, as far as growing the game and charity work. The whole well-rounded athlete.