Fred Couples
Fred Couples
Frederick Steven Couplesis an American professional golfer who competes on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. A former World No. 1, he has won 57 professional tournaments, most notably the 1992 Masters Tournament. In August 2011 he won his maiden senior major at the Senior Players Championship and followed this up in July 2012 when he won the Senior British Open Championship. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2013. Because of his long drives,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth3 October 1959
CitySeattle, WA
CountryUnited States of America
I feel great. I haven't played 31 holes in a long time, but I'll go home and rest and start again like it's a new day.
I did get some of his strays. The way I play sometimes, I probably don't deserve two or three people out there.
I did get a few of his strays to come follow me. They were all out there in the rain waiting for him. I'm sure the air lifted out of that balloon quickly.
I did get a couple of his strays to follow me. They were screaming and yelling. I like the place, and the crowd has more to do with it than Ben Hogan winning here.
I can't speak for Ben. What he has done is miraculous. For him to - he doesn't hit the ball a long way - I'm sure he's going into these greens with long irons. I was driving it (Friday) to where I had 9-irons and wedges to a lot of holes.
I can't imagine the course playing any easier.
If I was in the Summer Olympics, I'd feel pretty good right now.
Getting nothing is not the end of the world. I've gotten my share. So I'm tickled pink just to be here.
Fred won quite a bit of money on par-fives which he probably says is not his forte, but he was phenomenal and he deserved to win,
Fourteen made the difference for me. But really, the way Phil played, it wouldn't have made any difference.
I bogey that hole, birdie the par 5 and shot 5 under. I love the course, and I figured no matter how bad I felt, I could get around and have a decent score.
To hole that putt in front of everyone...I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it, ... This is certainly exciting for me.
But No. 4, I just felt like under the wrong circumstances, it's just going to be awfully hard. But everyone's got to do it. Stronger players can maybe hit a 3-iron up high and stop it. But with the utility clubs, those go just as high and soft. There will be a bit of club changing.
Everyone thinks they can play with everybody and they all get along great, but when you're on the course, you have to know the guy pretty well because you're not going to win every single time you play, and you have to be able to say the right things and have some fun with it.