Birdie Quotations

If you can hit your 3- and 5-woods with confidence from the fairway, par 5s become birdie opportunities, and 420-yard par 4s are a lot less scary.

When we have that many birdie opportunities we really have to make the most of them. That's kind of been our focus finishing out the fall, and obviously for the spring, is that when you have an opportunity, capitalize on it.

We need to make some birdies today. Our birdie conversion rate was not very high.

She's playing with a heart full of love for her mom. The kid's got this in her, but I think this is more about God doing something for our lives right now. We walk out of our house this morning and see a rainbow. Then a birdie on the first hole. Come on. There's something else going on here.

Somebody is going to have to find out when the last time somebody won a tournament making one birdie on the weekend. That may have never happened before in the history of golf.

One birdie on the weekend and I win the tournament. I bet that's never happened. But only seven bogeys all week. A lot of guys probably made seven bogeys today.

One birdie on the weekend and I win the tournament, ... I bet that's never happened. But only seven bogeys all week. A lot of guys probably made seven bogeys today.

One birdie on the weekend and I win the tournament,

Obviously, the scores are real low. And the good news for me is I have to go out and play a really good round tomorrow. There's no holding on here. It's go out and be aggressive, stick to the game plan, give myself as many birdie opportunities as I can and hopefully I can convert them.

On the front nine I never really did anything. All of my birdie putts were really too far away to make anything,

I was swinging really well on the front nine. I was hitting it really close to the hole and was feeling it. I can't remember a tournament tapping in and knocking in 2- or 3-footers for birdie as often as I have here. That's always nice.

I would have sold out for a birdie in a heartbeat. It's not important to lead the first day. I don't think it would have made much difference if I didn't make it.

I got waxed. He was 5 under on the front nine and then his birdie on 12 did me in. He was just too tough to beat today. I couldn't get anything going and he just kept pouring it on. He didn't make any mistakes.

I got off to good starts (both rounds). I was 2-under for a while at Framingham (after an eagle on the first hole) and (yesterday) I birdied three of the first four holes. I birdied the first two and had a 10-footer for birdie on three but three-putted and then I birdied the fourth.

I got off to a bad start and hit a couple of bad drives and had two bad lies and was hitting it sideways from then on. I made a weak bogey at seven after a great birdie on six.

I didn't change my stroke, but I just hit the birdie putt way too hard.

I didn't birdie any of the par-5s and it prevented me from shooting a low score. But I think I played very patiently until the end.

I can honestly say I never thought I would say that I actually win a tournament using my head. But honestly this weekend, I think I won this tournament playing smart golf, using course management and staying patient. I mean, somebody is going to have to find out when the last time somebody won a tournament making one birdie on the weekend. That may have never happened before in the history of golf, by the way.

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.

I feel like I can birdie every hole right now. Maybe I'll have a 61 or 62 in me tomorrow. We'll see.

I feel great. I knew I had to play good golf coming down the stretch. I knew if I just stayed patient and kept giving myself birdie looks everything would be OK.

If a man can shoot 10 birdies, there's no reason why he can't shoot18. Why can't you birdie every hole on the course?

I got a bad lie in the rough there but that's going to happen on this course. It's unfortunate because that was a birdie hole today and I couldn't reach it. But in the end I made a pretty good bogey there. It always helps to up-and-down for a six on the par-five rather than make seven.

Having the opportunity to birdie the last three holes like I did today was good. And maybe a couple of fortunate times, like 18, a little scare on the 3-wood (drive), it ended up being way up the fairway and only a 6-iron in. It was fortunate and the nature of the game.

He said, 'How are you doing?' I said, 'I'm good, I'm having so much fun. He said, 'Good. Because we really need your point.' I got up-and-down for birdie and on the next hole, the 17th, I'm tied with Stuart Appleby. Mr. Nicklaus is on the tee helping me out with what club to hit. To me, that was the coolest thing.

It came down to 18 and I didn't think with the wind and those conditions that I could get home, but I hit a really good drive and a really good three-wood to get it up there. I didn't think birdie would win it, but you just never know in the Skins Game.

I thought to myself, this is a good start to the tournament. I didn't think it was going to be this good. I just tried to really focus and concentrate. I made birdie on the first hole and a birdie on the second hole. I was very happy about that. Then everything was easy and everything was so clear. It was a really good round.

I think to come back and horseshoe out for a birdie summed up my week really. I don't know whether it was the heat or the long week, but I had just no good feelings at all. I couldn't get anything going, but hopefully I can learn from it.

I think that's key in this tournament. A lot of them, you knock it on in two...and I've been able to make birdie on most of them.

Last year, I played good enough to win probably three tournaments. I ran into David Toms at the Match Play; he was unbelievable. Tiger and I beat the field by 7 here. At NEC, I posted a number, and he made a great birdie on 16. New Orleans (a tie for third) is the only one I regret because I feel I gave that one away. I hit a bad shot on 10, and it took me out of my rhythm.

I was just trying to hang in there and make a birdie because you never know what might happen out there with the wind swirling and the greens firm.

I saw what happened, yes, and I knew I needed a birdie at the 18th to catch him, but it wasn't to be.

I screwed up in the middle. That's a birdie hole, so I feel like I gave three shots away.

Other than those few holes, I had a lot of birdie chances. To be five under, blow four strokes, then get five strokes back is a pretty good way to end the day.

Patience and putting, I think my putting is working very well today. To birdie the 3 par 3s out of 4 par 3s, I think it was a bonus for me. As you know, par 3 here is tough to play, especially with the wind.

I won't say it turned my round around, but it certainly helped. It never really looked like I was going to make a 4 on that hole at any point, but to walk away with a birdie was great.

I thought I had it but I missed a birdie putt on the 16th and then missed from four feet on 17 and that was the golf tournament. I should have had it won but it's just a lack of confidence in putting. Tiger has won so many golf tournaments I am sure I was feeling a bit more heat than he was but you just hate to lose that way and I know Tiger hates to win that way.

The 18th hole will present a birdie opportunity but as a dog-leg hole with out-of-bounds ever present it will also be a hole for potential disaster.

I was pretty proud of the way I finished today and finished the job off. ... I held it together. Anytime you finish with a birdie like that and a great shot, it means a lot to a golfer.

I was playing beautifully and was six clear, then I three-putted 13 and 14 and didn't birdie 15 with a 7-iron in my hand. Then all of sudden there were two shots in it, but I birdied the last with my shot of the week. I am delighted,

We had a lot of birdie opportunities but you have to sink the putts and that is where we struggled.

To grind back and birdie those holes into the wind and downwind and cross wind and then you have no wind on 18, to make a 6, it's just so beyond unacceptable, I can't believe it.

To birdie the three par threes on this course is like making hole in ones. They are tough, especially with the wind blowing against you like it did today. It was a bonus.

To birdie the three par-three holes on this course is like making a hole-in-one. The par threes here are tough with the wind blowing.

To birdie the three par-3s on this course is like making a hole-in-one. The par-3s here are tough with the wind blowing.

When you're putting well, it really does take a lot of pressure off your game. It's not the birdie putts that are key. On tough days like this, the par putts that are key.

We had a ton of birdie opportunities but struggled on the back nine.

You make one birdie and shoot a 66. It is a bit of a strange game.

We were really hot on the front nine but the back nine - we played it one over - was really frustrating because we gave ourselves a ton of birdie opportunities but couldn't convert.

Thomas made birdie there and I thought, 'Here we go. It's down the stretch now'. But I've been in that position before and decided to just try and make my par at the last and let Thomas try and come at me. Fortunately it worked out.

The par-five I made a nice little five-foot birdie putt. That was a sneaky one down the hill. Then I chipped in from over the back of the green on six. It was a very difficult chip and it went in. That was a very fortunate shot there because I really was thinking four would be a good score to walk away with, so three was a bonus.

With it playing shorter, there are more birdie holes than when it's playing long. Because I'm not one of the longer hitters. I like the way it is playing now.

You get up at 5 a.m. and you don't tee off until 1 o'clock in the afternoon that's a long time to hang around. I hit some good shots coming in, and birdie at 18 gave me a good feeling because I got back to where I started at level par.

You get up at 5 a.m. and you don't tee off until 1 o'clock in the afternoon à that's a long time to hang around. I hit some good shots coming in, and birdie at 18 gave me a good feeling because I got back to where I started at level par.

To be honest with you, I had a couple of good up and downs for par towards the middle part there when the wind got a little bit swirly. So making pars was good. Then the birdie at the last and not making any bogeys was key.

Believe it or not, I thought I was going to win. There was one guy tied with me and they had 16, 17 and 18 left. Those holes were playing brutal. Tiger made a birdie on 16 with a 7-iron to a pin tucked behind the water.

It was very important for me to make that putt and I'm very glad that I did. That helped me a lot with momentum, making birdie on the next hole and makes me feel good about my round.

It was tough, real windy. We couldn't get enough birdie putts. It was hard to hit it in the fairway, hard to hit it close.

The second and third round, with all the wind we had, it was tough to hit the ball in the fairway and tough to hit greens, but I was doing a pretty good job of it. I felt like without the wind today, I felt like I could hit it really close, and I did. I hit it close a lot. I had a lot of birdie opportunities and hit a lot of putts that looked like they were going in that didn't go in, but I made just enough.

Definitely my iron play. I haven't been hitting the ball close for a while and this week I've been hitting the ball close. I think I've hit a lot of greens, but also hit it close a lot. I've just had a lot of good birdie chances.

And the next hole, David drove it in the thick stuff and I made a nice birdie to go 2-up. And then it was 1-up and it was 2-up and he made some mistakes, and I got the match.

As golfers, we rationalize everything. You hit a bad shot and think, 'I can make birdie from there.' That's how you're supposed to think. You should always try and look at the glass as half full. But any time your parents aren't doing well and their health isn't where it could be and you think it should be, it's always tough. Everyone has to deal with that at some point in time in their life and unfortunately, right now it's our time.

That's what I've heard, that I'm the priority. A little birdie told me that, but birds can bring all kinds of different messages, so who knows?

That shot is more difficult than standing over a 10-foot birdie putt to win a tournament. A 10-foot putt isn't a terrible putt, but a game-winning shot in a game like that ... what more can you ask for? That pretty much makes my career.

You're sitting there having breakfast at the St. Regis with Scooter Aspen, buttering each other's toast, and somehow the name 'Valerie Flame' pops up in your notebook without you knowing how it got there! It's your handwriting, sure enough, but rack your brain much as you will, you just can't remember which little birdie tweeted that name into your ear.

A birdie at the 10th really settled the nerves.

It was one of those things where you are thinking you have to do more than you have to coming down the back nine. I tried some shots a little too aggressively and paid the price, made some bogeys. All of a sudden I lost the lead. I did birdie the last two holes, but it was too late at that point.

It wasn't the start I was looking for, ... But I knew there were a lot of birdie holes ahead out there, and I just had to make some of them.

It was certainly another strong match for D.J.. Sage finished with a birdie to shoot a 79. He shot a 37 on the backside. It's starting to come together for the team.

It was a working-class sort of a day. Things were not happening on the front nine but I managed to birdie the last two and eked out a decent score.

It's a course that really can give a lot, but it can take it away in a blink. If you do have a birdie putt, really try to make some out there and capitalize on the situations because it kind of alleviates that stress on you.

I tried to hang in there for a little while. It catches up with you. One birdie on Sunday isn't going to do it.

It's okay, I'm still happy. Charlie was very good with a really good score. I shot 66 which wasn't good enough, I guess. I had birdie chances on the last two holes but didn't make them.

It's obviously not the start I wanted, but I knew there were a lot of birdie holes out there.

It's like lawn darts out there. It almost seems like you can birdie every hole. I don't know if I'll be in the mix, but I gave myself a chance. That's kind of what I came up here for.

The birdie at No. 13 was the turning point, because I was able to forget about the double at 12 and move on.

That hole got me going in the end. I was pretty consistent (Monday). I never got into any trouble. I had lots of chances for birdie and my putting was pretty good.

It's definitely crucial on this golf course that if you do get opportunities to have a 15 or 20 footer for birdie that you make some of them, ... If you're not making birdies on this golf course, you're going to shoot a high number. It's just inevitable.

It's been just awful. Including the pro-am, I've not made a birdie in 54 holes. Right now, I'm not a very good player. There's nothing in my game that's worth talking about. That's the game. You take your lumps and I'll be back.

It was an OK round. It could have been so much better. I missed a lot of birdie putts. I gave myself a lot of chances and just couldn't sink them but it happens.

It was amazing to have a chance to win today. This pretty much says it all about golf. I was 4-under with three holes to go in the third round and thinking about where I'm going to spend the weekend. I was putting so bad. Then I made three birdies to finish on Friday. I missed a short birdie putt on No. 1 (Saturday) and then shoot 10-under after that.

It was a good solid start. We played a good front nine, being even par. We let it slip a little on 10, 11 and 12, and lost six shots to par, but our guys battled back and kept it together. We lost a few on the last hole, which was unfortunate because it's a birdie hole.

It was a good solid round. My driving (was the only frustration). By not having good drives, it's difficult to have birdie chances.

It was perfect conditions. The pins were tough, but I hit good shots and I gave myself birdie opportunities.

It's very pleasant, not overly difficult. There's going to be a birdie fest. And that's probably not a bad way to have it.

It's very pleasant, not overly difficult, ... There's going to be a birdie fest. And that's probably not a bad way to have it.

It was good to get on a birdie train for a while. It was a lot of fun.

It was just one of those days. I am happy with the way I am playing, I just couldn't get it together today. I'm just glad I made birdie on the last hole. Hopefully I can turn it around.

Once I got to the 11th green, I saw D.T. had made birdie at 10 and 11 and drew within one. I told Steve (Williams) that I needed to bury this putt and see if we can get some kind of cushion.

It's not always that you're going to shoot a 29 in a major. You just want to keep grinding, keep playing. On the back nine I played pretty solid. I guess I just ran out of birdie holes.

I kept on trying all the way and couldn't get close enough. And the greens are very tricky to read. ... Chris got off to a flying start, just kept it together and pretty much finished it off with a birdie on 16.

I left my putts short on the ninth, 10th and 11th but the birdie on the 14th gave me something good to sleep on,

I left a couple of strokes out there ... that's why making birdie on 18 really felt good, kind of making up for that,

I made a really pretty birdie at 10, hit a nice five iron in there to about 10 feet. I made a bomb at 16 that was about 50 feet. Then I got up and down at 17 from the front right bunker and 18, I got it up and down from short of the left bunker.

I'm playing the best I have for a long, long time. I'm setting up a lot of birdie chances and if I keep doing that, I'll have a good chance on Sunday.

I missed a couple of birdie chances on the last few holes which would have made it a good round. But it's not the end of the world.

I had to calm down after the birdie at number 17 because I was looking ahead and thinking birdie at number 18,

I had to go for it and try to go for a birdie or, best part, eagle, ... Then he puts the ball on the green on 17 and it was over.

I never really got a rhythm going from the beginning. I gave myself chances to make birdie and it never really happened. It was just one of those days where the hole wasn't four inches - it felt like two inches.

I never really got a rhythm going from the beginning, ... I gave myself chances to make birdie and it never really happened. It was just one of those days where the hole wasn't four inches -- it felt like two inches.