Ben Curtis Quotations

We know each other quite well. Our families get along well. When you play with somebody for the first time, you don't know how to react. I've played with Justin quite a few times and you know how he reacts and just go out there and just have fun.

One of those guys that shot 5-under (Thursday) will probably shoot 5-under again.

If we didn't have a huge multinational corporation on our backs, we'd be golden.

I gradually just worked on the swing and started hitting the ball better. That led to making some putts and that's been the key. It's just fun to go play again.

I got off to a good start and just felt comfortable all day.

I didn't want to come in here and just shoot 80-80, say, 'See you guys later,' ... It was just one of those unfortunate events that happened, that I wish I could be here. From now, I'll be here in the future.

I blindfolded my girlfriend at night and led her into the woods, where I had a blanket, rose petals, champagne and candles. I played a song I wrote for her, and the rest of the night turned out great.

(Today) is my best chance (to win since the Open), so I?ve just got to go out there and try and learn from the past.

What I have to do is stay patient. You know you?re going to make some bad swings and, hopefully, you get away with par and maybe make a birdie.

Here I'm not worried about the cut, I just want to go out there and play good golf and try and get in contention.

Hopefully, we are going to go somewhere next week and that's it. Going to spend a few days by ourselves and have a good time.

Just seems like one good thing's led to another. Everything has kind of come together at the right time. It's just fun to go out and play again.

I think any time you can shoot under par, it doesn't matter if it's 71 right now for me. It just feels good to go out there and shoot a good number.

It feels good to go out there and shoot a good number, and it could have been really low today. But I didn't get anything going on the last nine holes.

I'm still a long ways away from playing really good golf. It's coming, but I'd like to put four good rounds together instead of one or two. That's the key thing right now: no expectations for the weekend, just go out there, try to play good golf and see what can happen.

I'm here to win and that's what I want to do,

We found an energy that a lot of people can appeal to, and if you don't hate it, you can laugh at it.

When you win a tournament like that, actually any tournament, it doesn't matter; there's added pressure on you. Every golfer goes through a rough time in their career, and I went through it the last year or so, but I'm going to try to work out of it and try to stay positive.

To be only one back on the final day is all you can ask for. I had a few chances where I could have taken the lead, but Justin hung in there despite the start he had.

It would be nice to be playing with him and us both show up with red and black on.

Depending on how the course plays tomorrow, I'll feel prepared and ready to go.

You might miss three fairways the whole day, but you can't advance it more than 30 or 40 yards.

It's only helping the guys that hit it a long ways.

It was my rookie year and I pretty much signed up for every tournament. After I won it, it was one of those things where you had to sit back and just think about it. I didn't want to come in here and just shoot 80. Obviously, I felt bad for not coming here.

It was just one of those days where even though the swing didn't feel as good as it could have been, it was good enough to hit some close shots. When I had the wedges in my hand, I took advantage.

It was just one of those things, and I just never could get comfortable with the shot I had. I was either trying to hit it too hard or too easy. It's just tough to get it close, but I hung in there and just tried to stay positive. The good thing was I just struggled to make a par or bogey.

I like it. It's an old-style golf course.

I missed the fairway on No. 1 and was only able to get it up there close to the green. You can get some bad lies.

I probably got a little greedy. I felt really comfortable with the swing and just tried to hit a little cut out there.

it helps with school and living in New York.

I just feel it's something I should do as the Open champion.

I didn?t struggle to make bogeys or par even. They were just all tap-ins. It?s just one of those rounds.

The last year or so, there's been no excuse. I come every week ready to play, grind it hard. Just haven't had anything to show for it, except the last couple months.