Mark Calcavecchia Quotes (46 Quotes)

That's just my nature. When things go good for me I'm streaky and I'm very good. And when they go bad for me I lose it.

He always says he won't play if he's not competitive, and that's the way he is. It would be great for golf, and this tournament, if he made the cut and had a good tournament.

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.

I actually like that, because then it feels like everyone is on a level playing field, ... As the week goes along, you learn the course a little more. It's kind of fun going to play somewhere I've never played before.

After missing so many, I had a feeling I was going to make it, ... That's one of my better pars of the year.

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 needed to shoot a good score today, and I did, ... I played well, got a great break on one hole. I snap-hooked a drive on the par- five seventh into the hazard. It was dead left. It hit a tree and popped out to the front edge of the fairway about 100 yards off the tee. I laid up with a three-iron and hit a sand-wedge about three feet and made a four. It should have been a six or who knows what.

It surprised me, I started laughing, ... Thomas Bjorn thought that was kind of funny. I was looking down the fairway and just kind of tinged the ball with the toe of my club. I did that one time at the Bob Hope Classic and hit it 60 yards. Almost killed about six old people on the right at Bermuda Dunes.

I didn't even think about making that one. I haven't made any all weekend, why make that one Thank God I could two-putt.

That's a good sign, ... The last time I was too relaxed was when I was like 9-over through 15 and I don't give a crap.

I've hit a lot of putts the last two days. When it works, it sure feels good. If the claw doesn't work for me, I'll have to find another job.

Even dating back to the late 80s when I was making everything I looked at, I still missed a lot of short putts, because I cannot stay still over them,

She's going to make a cut eventually. She's never going to win, period. Maybe once she makes a cut, she'll forget about it. Should she play in Hawaii Sure. I don't have a problem with her playing there. That's where she's from. I think she should try to win some LPGA tournaments first and go from there.

Week in and week out, the kids have more game. But on my week, I've still got a high skill level, and that extra bit of experience can make the difference.

I played awful, ... If there weren't 20 marshals on every hole and a couple of thousand spectators, I would have lost five balls today and shot about 84. I missed the last eight fairways and was in the weeds every hole. I turned an 80, literally, into a 71.

The Vancouver course had a ton of trees, small greens, deep rough, ... I anticipate the same sort of thing at Harding, from what I've heard.

I saw what he was doing, but that doesn't change your thinking any. You know you've got to make birdies. You've got to keep the hammer down here.

He's ready. He hit it like he normally does missed the fairway for the first six holes and then didn't miss a shot for the next 12.

I really never honestly thought I would win again, let alone on a golf course like this. I have my moments when I'm pretty good, but I have a lot of self doubt and a lot of demons that are floating around inside my head.

I'd like to see the wind blow a little harder for the rest of the day. Maybe a little rain will be good, ... slim to none.

There's a long ways to go. JJ played a great round and I saw what he was doing out there. You know you've got to make birdies. It really doesn't change your thinking any.

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.

I thought somebody would shoot 7- or 8-under for sure, maybe even 9-under.

I am excited about tomorrow. I didn't hit my driver quite as well today, but I made no birdies and I'm in half a state of shock about that. That just never happens to me. I can usually scrape one or two in somewhere. The good news is I hit a lot of good putts. I just didn't read them right or my speed wasn't right or a combination of both.

Obviously, money is not an issue. They don't need the money, which is nice to be in that position. But it's just golf, you know It's not a marathon. It's not the Ironman out here, swim 26 miles or something. It's just golf. Take next month off.

Tee-to-green, I'm streaky, but I'm still very good at times, ... My short game, as far as bunker and chipping, is still pretty good.

I was so nervous out there in the fairway. I hit a great shot and the wind came my way at the right time.

But like Faxon and Browne, he's been around a while, and he knew how to handle it. Well, I honestly never really thought I would win again, let alone on a golf course like this, a tournament this big, ... You know, I have my moments where I'm pretty good, and as I said the other day, I have a lot of self doubt and a lot of demons that are floating around inside of my head. Brenda his wife told me from the day she met me, you have it, just your little brain gets in the way. It happens to a lot of guys the things we think about out there pretty much freak you out.

I don't like to practice, I don't like to work out, ... There are a lot of things that I should be doing that I don't like to do. I was blessed with a God-given talent to play golf, is all I can say.

I've got to admit I never thought I'd win again, let alone on a golf course like this, in a tournament this big,

What time did I get up Two in the morning. My wife had a sneezing fit and woke me - it wasn't worth going back to bed.

I am territorial, ... I won in Phoenix three times, the Honda twice in Florida and now in Vancouver twice, so seven of my 12 wins have come in three places. Why, I don't know.

I never thought I would say I won a tournament with my head, ... Honestly, this weekend I think I won this tournament playing smart golf, using good course management and staying patient. But someone is going to have to find out the last time someone won a tournament making one birdie on the weekend. That may not have happened before in the history of golf.

Today I felt good. Actually, starting out I almost felt too relaxed. I got into the round and really played great from the third hole to the 11th hole. I played okay on the back, but birdied the last hole which was nice. Two real good ones there.

With his 19-under-par performance at the Old Course, Woods lapped the field by eight strokes, 35 days after winning the U.S. Open by 15. In doing so, he achieved a career Grand Slam at age 24, two years younger than Jack Nicklaus was when he did it. Golf has gone strictly black-Thai, and it's no longer optional. Woods now holds the record for most strokes under par in the Masters, the U.S. Open and the British Open. Until three-putting the second green last Saturday, he had played 63 consecutive holes in major championship competition without making bogey. He's the best who ever played, ... and he's 24.

The good news is I hung in there and only shot 2 over without making any birdies but the bad news is I was in a position to go nine or 10 under and put some space in between me and the rest of the guys,

It's like having a 3 o'clock appointment for a root canal you're thinking about (17) all morning and you feel (bad) all day. You kind of know sooner or later you've got to get to it.

The good news about making no birdies today is that it can't possibly happen two days in a row.

I'm surprised that the scores aren't lower. With the course conditions, I really thought someone would have shot 7- or 8-under for sure, maybe even 9- under.

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 no birdies and I'm in a state of shock over that. The good thing about making no birdies is it can't possibly happen two days in a row. Maybe I'll bust out with six or seven tomorrow and that will be the story.

I could hit 100 bunker shots and not hit that one that close again, ... I jumped out of there, saw that it was a foot from the hole and playing partner Craig Barlow was clapping and I don't know how I did that. I walk around the corner and Jesper looks at me and says, 'How the hell did you do that' It was unbelievable. I mean, I could go out there 'til dark and not hit one that close again. It was huge and just part of a whole week of good things, good saves that I made.

The first three holes, he couldn't find the course. But the last 15 holes, he didn't miss a shot. He's ready.

I drove it phenomenal in the Pro-Am Wednesday. That gave me the enthusiasm coming into today's round because if you don't drive it well here, you're cooked. I think I hit 10 fairways today, but still drove it pretty good.

I actually ... felt too relaxed. I hit an awful iron into the first hole, then another terrible iron into 2 and I thought for a minute I might be in trouble.

I honestly never thought I'd win again let alone a tournament this big. I'm just unbelievably happy. I still can't believe it.