Michael Putnam Quotations

I didn't come to expect a 65. I told one of my buddies on the phone that I was going to shoot 3-under or 4-under, just kind of joking around. He's probably laughing that I shot better than that.

I finally did everything on the golf course. Made birdie, made par, made bogey. After that, I was pretty calm and ready to go.

I was a little nervous. The first couple of holes I hit my driver everywhere, but fortunately I hit some good recovery shots and made some birdies off of them.

I was a little nervous. The first couple holes I hit my driver everywhere, but fortunately I hit some good recovery shots and made some birdies off of them.

I was happy to be here. Once I got the call with the sponsor's invitation, I didn't think twice about (the U.S. Amateur).

Those companies will face the same issues that the music industry faces today: How do you protect content from being copied and distributed over the Internet?

To make that putt shows some guts. I had two really good matches with him. For a 16-year-old, he's pretty good.

I waited all summer to turn pro until after the Walker Cup (two weeks ago). That was my whole goal this summer, to play in the Walker Cup, get the Cup back for the United States. After we did that, it was an easy decision to turn pro and not play in the Amateur.

They have a little pro-am. Since I'm so young they didn't know if I was playing as a pro or as an amateur. I was asking where registration was. They didn't really know. I had to explain to about three security guards what I was doing.

It was a surprise how high that number was. That's just money left on the table -- as much as $10 million turned away annually.

I guess I turned pro on an airplane.

He's tall. He played professional basketball. He's got to be good.