Open Championship 2013 blog: Quotes of the Day

Here we round up some of the interesting and unusual things that have been said by interviewers and interviewees in press conferences and on-course interviews here at Muirfield.

Sir Nick Faldo
Fergus Bisset
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Open Championship 2013 Blog

Here we round up some of the interesting and unusual things that have been said by interviewers and interviewees in press conferences and on-course interviews here at Muirfield.

Sir Nick Faldo, being asked about his return to the Open Championship at the age of 56:

"I played St Andrews three years ago .... didn't enjoy that."

Sir Nick on what he's looking to achieve this week:

"I'm trying to bust my buns."

Sir Nick, once again, on his chances in the tournament - we're not sure he really knows what's going to happen:

"I'm either going to win by six or be stuck in the hay somewhere." A question to Ernie Els about Phil Mickelson's chances:

Q - "Can you relate to what Phil said ‘It's time to learn how to play links golf?"

Ernie - "It's taken him 22 years I guess." A rather odd question to Ernie about his allegiances:

Q - "On a parochial note, as a Wentworth member, you realise you'll be flying the flag for Surrey this week..."

Ernie - "Erm, thanks. I'll take note of that."

A rather easy question for the "Big Easy":

"Which of your achievements is the greater, winning four Major Championships or winning three...?"

Finally, a rather more difficult question for the South African:

"When it's dry like this, what's the secret to knowing how far the ball goes?"

Fergus Bisset
Fergus Bisset
Contributing Editor

Fergus is Golf Monthly's resident expert on the history of the game and has written extensively on that subject. He has also worked with Golf Monthly to produce a podcast series. Called 18 Majors: The Golf History Show it offers new and in-depth perspectives on some of the most important moments in golf's long history. You can find all the details about it here.

He is a golf obsessive and 1-handicapper. Growing up in the North East of Scotland, golf runs through his veins and his passion for the sport was bolstered during his time at St Andrews university studying history. He went on to earn a post graduate diploma from the London School of Journalism. Fergus has worked for Golf Monthly since 2004 and has written two books on the game; "Great Golf Debates" together with Jezz Ellwood of Golf Monthly and the history section of "The Ultimate Golf Book" together with Neil Tappin , also of Golf Monthly.

Fergus once shanked a ball from just over Granny Clark's Wynd on the 18th of the Old Course that struck the St Andrews Golf Club and rebounded into the Valley of Sin, from where he saved par. Who says there's no golfing god?

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