Karrie Webb Quotes (53 Quotes)


    On one hand, it seems like I've waited a long time for this.

    I think my heart just about jumped out of my chest, because it was aching for five minutes.

    Annika believes in herself 110 percent. I'm not quite there on the golf course.

    I've always wanted to be a professional golfer and I'm glad that came true.

    I only get to spend about six to eight weeks in Australia now and I really miss my family and friends.


    You know, it's hard to say what's going to happen in the future. But, if I stay healthy, I think I'll probably play until I'm about 40.

    It was sort of just a family sport. My mom and dad were pretty keen golfers when I was young and so were my grandparents, and I just sort of tagged along with them.

    I thought, 'I can't believe I have to play a hole after doing that. It took me 15 minutes to calm down.

    I feel very fortunate to be able to play the game I love for a living, and now to be an official Hall of Fame member is like a dream come true.

    If I could go back in time and you asked me whether I took it for granted, the answer would be, 'No. But deep down, I always thought I would play that good my whole career without any road bumps.

    If I was to become No 1 again, that would be my greatest achievement of all.

    I still can't believe that I've achieved what I have. It's like I've lived a dream for about five years now.


    I knew I needed to make birdie. I think I nearly had a heart attack when it went in.

    It was really solid out there. I think I hit it even a little better today.


    I feel like I'm good enough to play as good as I did five or six years ago. But I think the difference is now that I might really enjoy it not that I never appreciated I just didn't understand how good I was playing. Now if I get that form going, I think I'll really enjoy it.

    If you don't enjoy it, then putting in the long hours is going to take their toll. If you don't enjoy it, then putting in the long hours is going to take their toll.

    I want to be in position to win tournaments more often. My goal is to get back to at least the standard I was playing a few years ago.

    It's make or break, ... It was a really good match. I think I only missed one green and I didn't miss a fairway.

    All four majors are definitely a priority.

    I think it'll definitely keep growing and we'll be playing for more money and hopefully our ratings will be even higher than they already are.

    You see that a handful of times every year where a person that hasn't been playing that well pops up and wins.

    I was disappointed with my year last year. So getting back in the winner's circle felt really good. So I would say I enjoyed coming back. But, yeah, it's been a quiet couple of years for me. And I have been working harder than I ever have.

    They've seen more wins than my parents. They've always been there. They come out to a couple of tournaments a year, and we talk every now and then. They're good people.

    I'm just going to go with it for as long as it lasts.

    I only had 130 yards in to the flag and so to miss the green and make bogey really does leave me feeling really disappointed.

    There are great amateur bodies that have good programs right from the grassroots level to professionals.

    Right now I'm still only 25 and I don't think the maternal bug has hit me yet.

    I mean, I think I just it added to my excitement to playing today, and just going out there and doing the best I could, and no matter what happened, the end of the day was going to be a good end.

    It's definitely one in 30 or 40 years, when I'm thinking about my career, it's definitely one that's going to stick out in my memory. Just with the fashion I won in and just the way I handled myself after. Obviously having not won out here for a couple of years, and a year since I've won anywhere, it definitely ranks up there in the top couple, for sure.

    I think I was given a gift to play golf and to be mentally strong.

    I think anyone that isn't fired up right now shouldn't probably be out here.

    I think it's as popular as it ever has been and it continues to grow as it does all around the world.

    It was tough out there today, tougher than yesterday. Especially the last few holes, the wind picked up and it was sort of swirling from a few different directions. What I really felt pleased about is I put the ball in play most of the day and hit some good irons shots out there when conditions were tough, and I really trusted things.

    I feel pretty lucky to be here. This victory is definitely one in 30, 40 years when I'm thinking about my career, it's definitely one that's going to stick out in my memory.

    It was a perfect number, 116 with a little breeze in my face. It was just a perfect wedge and I hit it straight at the pin. I knew I needed to make birdie and when it was in the air, I wanted it to just get close. Then it went in and I think I nearly had a heart attack when that happened.

    I think for a lot of amateurs, their alignment is always out.

    First round of the tournament being a Major, I think the butterflies were a little different than that.

    Like I said, I'm just trying to continue to improve and get better.

    I really made some good putts on the front nine and hung tough on the back. I had plenty of chances. I'm glad I didn't have to make a putt on the last, just put it in the hole.

    It's a funny feeling. I've known for a few years that as long as I stayed upright and played 10 events a year, I would qualify.

    But on the other hand, I look back at my career sometimes and can't believe how fast everything has gone and how much I've been able to accomplish.

    It was a tough challenge. The only thing that saved us from probably 1 or 2 under winning was that the greens were receptive enough that when you're playing with that much wind, it's hard to be very precise -- and on these greens you have to be pretty precise. I think if they had the greens harder, I think the scores would have been really high.

    A brand-new event coming in at 2.5 million -- we're pretty excited. The hospitality has been great, and the course was in great shape as well. I hope this is a long-term deal. I think it will be the start of a great relationship.

    I think Australian food is probably some of the best in the world.

    The fact that I've achieved this so soon is just a bonus, I guess. Everything from now on is a bonus for me.

    I think travel is probably the downside of playing professional golf, but you've got to do it.

    I understand that it is going to create a lot of interest, and that's great, ... I appreciate why we have to do some of those things. But I just think it's sad that the game of golf can't be appreciated for the way it's played and how tough it is physically and mentally to play four rounds of a golf tournament.

    It takes having your golf peak four different times throughout the year. You have to like all four golf courses. You've got to be the best of that week for the four weeks.


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