“He'd much rather be walking. In college, he had the right to use a cart, and he didn't for two years. He'd drag that leg around during those 36-hole days, refusing to get in a cart. Finally it got to be too much and his coach insisted he ride.”
“If any one of us woke up in the morning with our leg feeling the way his does every day, we'd be calling 9-1-1. I don't know how he does it. I guess he's just gotten used to it over the years.”
“I think everyone understands the urgency right now. I would expect us to play very well. They all know where we are. I don't have to put any undue pressure on anybody.”
“Derek is really maturing as a player. I'm not sure he understands how much better of a player he could still become, but this was a great tournament for him.”