Tuesday
Apr042006
DiMarco and Olazabal Comments
From Thomas Bonk in today's L.A. Times:
"I like the comments that he and Mr. Palmer said about Augusta," DiMarco said. "[Nicklaus] certainly has the right to have an opinion on what he has done to that course."
That "he" is Johnson and he's already the talk of the town.
Jose Maria Olazabal won the Masters in 1994 and 1999 when it was more than 500 yards shorter.
"We have seen the direction they have taken and time will tell if they are right or wrong," Olazabal said.
"It's not a matter of how I want it …. With all the lengthening and everything, some of the pin positions we played through the years, they are not going to be accessible, maybe except for, I don't know, 10 players.
"I don't think by making the golf course longer you are improving the whole situation when you say you are trying to protect the golf course from the long hitters. I think the long hitters, they have the hugest smile, from ear to ear, to be honest."
Tuesday, April 4, 2006 at 09:12 AM
Reader Comments (1)
They have three iron in their hands again only they now know they can't stop it. So those 10 players that Jack, O'Meara, and now Olazabal, are referring to has 78 guys in the field scratching their heads asking why am I here? I play to win don't I? Well, don't they? Scott shouldn't you get close to one of these players and ask the right questions, then forget about your publishers advertising, and write the real feelings of the players today. Wouldn't that be original?