Loren Roberts Quotes (29 Quotes)

It is a great start. I'm thrilled to death to be here. I hit the ball really well.

I hit the ball very solid today, especially on the front nine and got off to a good start. It's nice to get a good round in early because you never know what the weather is going to do here.

I started out pretty good. But that fifth hole is one of the hard ones and I made a poor swing and hit a flare into the lake. I wasn't that upset. It was early in the round and could still make some birdies.

They are usually the ones in there looking at the computer, figuring out who they passed or what they need to do,

It was a good par on 16 and 17 was key. I got to make that putt to even have a chance. Those putts on 17 and 18 were the two best putts I hit all week and they came at the right time. I'm delighted with the way I finished. I finally finished a round off.

The chip-in on No. 10 was key. That got me back on track. I really went for every pin except for 17. All the guys were going low, so you had to be aggressive.

Roberts pulled out of the 1998 Masters after breaking two ribs while sneezing. The sneeze 'sent me to my knees and I kind of felt something pop,' he reported. Wrote Golf Magazine columnist David Feherty 'He was lucky. If it had been a (lower intestinal emission), he might have shattered his pelvis.'

It was going a little too hard, but it went right in the back of the hole. That was just icing on the cake. I couldn't have hit a better putt.

The birdies were out there and I just didn't convert,

The three wins this year, they've all come different ways. It was a pretty ugly back nine today, but I holed a couple of putts when I had to.

It feel great. There are a lot of great names on this trophy and I am just thrilled to death that I can put my name on it.

Scott didn't have a good day on the greens today. If he did, I probably don't win the golf tournament.

What a week to break in. It's a great golf course and you just have to go out and battle the weather. It certainly makes it exciting.

The scores were going so low all week. You just have to keep your foot to the floor on this golf course. Fortunately, I made a lot of good putts coming into the house.

I had the perfect number for my 4-iron second shot there. The 18th hole was a culmination of the hard work today. It was a real struggle, almost the exact opposite of last Sunday. ... I didn't want it to come down to the last hole, but I knew I could do something there, told myself I had the opportunity to do something great.

The courses are totally different. You can score on this course if the winds are low. It was perfect out there today. You saw that with all the low scores. I had a pretty commercial 63. It's a good way to start the year.

I had one bad swing, ... I hit the ball well, but I played poorly. My putter let me down today, just went cold. I couldn't make it from anywhere.

Those were the two best putts I made all week, and they came at the right time,

You've always got three sets of players, ... You've got guys that are trying to get into the top 30 and guys trying to get into the top 70, and then you've got the guys going through the roller coaster around the 125 number.

I was just amazed at how good the course was, just incredible the shape it was in with all the rain. I only had to take casual water relief twice, and the greens held up very well.

I missed my line by a whole cup, I thought, and it went right in the hole.

No lead is ever big enough. I just want to get out and make a couple of birdies early. If I can make a couple birdies by (the sixth hole) that will be my goal.

I feel comfortable and I feel good with the way I'm swinging. I'm not having to make a lot of swing thoughts. I'm basically getting up there, seeing the shot and ripping at it.

It's wide open with 15 people within three shots. It's hard to separate yourself. We'll see what happens tomorrow and Sunday. I think it's going to be a shootout all week.

I've always enjoyed playing over here. It was great to keep my tour card and still be able to play in the Champions events when I can. It's really the best of both worlds. Spending all this time in Hawaii is wonderful.

Except for a couple of blips in the middle of my round (at Nos. 9 and 10), my day went well. The golf course is in excellent condition. Certainly, I felt it was an advantage to have played at the Sony last week. I love playing there because it's in Hawaii. I think it's an advantage a little bit just to have an extra week under your belt. But the courses are totally different.

I played real solid. I got a little wake up call on the first hole when I made bogey and then reeled off three birdies after that. I played real solid today after that first hole.

I'll have to be at my best to keep up with these young guys. A win would be great. It would allow me to do what I want to do over the next couple of years. Fred Funk gave us all hope after winning this tournament last year.

When it's windy it's tough to control your speed and that's the whole key to putting for me. The good putts you make are the ones you make for par. ... If you can make those 4- or 5- or 6-footers for par that's huge.