David Toms Quotes
I could have separated myself (from the field). It would have been nice, but that's OK. I'm in good position.
#Field
I was just trying to feed off what Chad was doing. He was hitting the ball close to the hole. I wasn't getting it so close so I had to make a couple long putts. It was a great day all around for both of us.
I was just trying to keep up.
I felt like he was in control. I was surprised when he missed a fairway. I was surprised when he didn't get a ball close to the hole.
There's a lot of variety.
#Variety
It's not the same as it's been in the past. It's going to take time to figure it out.
#Past
I was on the opposite side of the golf course, and there's nobody out there watching us play golf. You knew where she was the whole time. It was almost like a Tiger-type following. You know where she was on the golf course. That says a lot. I don't think that wears off until that goes away for some reason. I just don't see that happening any time soon.
#Golf
Three things stood out. Winning a tournament, and playing really, really well that one week. My wife giving birth to our second child. And that whole deal [splitting up] with my manager, which is going to go on into 2006.
#Birth
From a selfish standpoint, that's two people who you know you'd have to beat.
I'll talk to some of the players along the way. It's something I felt an obligation to do. I think it's important to the future of that event. It's important to showcase it on television, the rebuilding effort. The more quality players in the event, the bigger the television audience will be.
#Obligation
Obviously, I'm fond of it. It's a great golf course, and I've had success playing it.
There's been three or four other tournaments where they've taken those events away from me, and they're no longer on the schedule. It's kind of like when I win something, they move away from it. I guess they don't want me to dominate the tour like Tiger.
It's a constant roller coaster of emotions. A lot of things go through your mind on every single hole. So much of it is unknown.
#Emotions
There's so much that goes into it other than playing the golf course.
If I'm playing a power player and he hits it 350, I just want to hit the fairway. Use the advantage that I'm first to hit into the greens and put pressure on him that way.
You always have to have the mind-set your opponent is going to make his putt, instead of getting upset or deflated by it.
#Mind
They are hard holes. You definitely have to take advantage on the front nine.
#Advantage
It's not disappointing at all. I played a good, solid round of golf today under tough conditions, and I came back from a disappointing day yesterday. I feel good about leaving here.
That made me some money, that is for sure.
Did a lot of good stuff today. I hit some bad shots, but overall, another good, solid round of golf and put myself right there with a chance to win the golf tournament going to the weekend. You know, that's what I'm here to try to do. So I'm in good position so far.
It's like CIA stuff, you know what I mean?
#CIA
In a way, (the rules) makes (the Masters) different, and it makes it special and it makes it unique. But then again, it's still a golf tournament. It's the players that make that tournament. It's Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods battling down the stretch that makes that event successful on television around the world. It's not how green the grass is on the No. 1 fairway.
#Rules
It's hard to make a golf course that will please everybody. What you try to do is make one that everybody can play and then it doesn't necessarily play into one person's type of game. That's what we tried to do here.
The people calling wanted to talk (golf). I wanted their credit card number.
Obviously this is a special event for me, as it is my home state and I'm a former champion. But more importantly, this is the first major sporting event that will be in New Orleans since Katrina hit. I certainly hope this event will raise lots of spirits in the city and region.
I want to play well for myself, but at the same time, there is a lot of people out here that I'm excited to be playing for. I get excited. Hopefully, it will work out well this weekend.
It's special to play well in front of these people. The state has been good to me, the city has been good to me. If I can somehow come out on top, it would be one of those things that would be remembered.
Without immediate action in Newfoundland and Labrador . . . we can expect supply shortages.
Just like everybody around here, in some way we know a lot of people personally that have been affected by this,
(I was) trying to find people we could house. Get them out of the shelters because that's a bad situation.