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Saturday, July 28th, 2018
NOTABLE QUOTES: THE SENIOR OPEN, SATURDAY’S ROUND 3 – MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ LEADS AT 9-UNDER
NBC Sports Notable Quotes
The Senior Open presented by Rolex
Third Round, Saturday, July 28
The Old Course at St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland
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Leaderboard: Senior Open Round 3 Leaderboard
Miguel Angel Jimenez -9
Bernhard Langer -7
Tom Pernice, Jr. -7
Kirk Triplett -7
Stephen Ames -7
Tom Watson -6
Tom Lehman -6
Scott McCarron -6
Prayed Marksaeng -6
Thaworn Wiratchant -6
On Miguel Angel Jimenez, leader at 9-under par (even par 72 on Saturday)
Rich Lerner – “Nobody in golf rocks the aviators quite as well as “The Mechanic.”
Wadkins – “Jimenez has played the front nine just 1-under. Everyone else has made hay on the front nine. On the second nine he is 8-under par. That is completely opposite of what you think would be happening.”
Lerner – “Full range of Miguel Angel’s repertoire today.”
Wadkins – “With everything that happened to him early in the round, I think he got the most out of his round today.”
Billy Ray Brown – “He got a couple of good breaks down the stretch, and he took full advantage of them today.”
Wadkins – “For him to win tomorrow, he is going to have to be sharper tomorrow than he was today. A lot of things went his way today. A lot of poor shots turned out pretty well, and that doesn’t happen very often around here.”
On Bernhard Langer, T2 at 7-under par (1-over par 73 on Saturday)
Rich Lerner – “Still fit and focused.”
Wadkins – “He has struggled with the long putter today getting the pace correct with this wind. He is not the only one who has struggled on the greens today.”
John Mahaffey – “Unbelievable. Only three birdies on this hole all day (17), and here comes Langer from 75 feet.”
Wadkins – “That was definitely the steal of the day.”
On Tom Watson. T6 at 6-under par (1-over 73 on Saturday)
Mahaffey – “He just gets rejuvenated when he comes over here to play links golf.”
Wadkins – “He is ageless”
Wadkins – “I like what I’m seeing with the putter from Tom. This is circa 1982 from Tom Watson, the way he is rolling it this week.”
Lerner – “His touch from long range has been superb.”
Mahaffey – “Had it to 10-under at one point, but the howling winds took their tool.”
On Stephen Ames, T2 at 7-under par (2-over 74 on Saturday)
Brown – “Stephen asked me back in the fairway if he could borrow a little weight from me so he can stay still on the greens, the wind is blowing so hard.”
Wadkins – “Hadn’t been his best day but he has fought hard at times and really hung right in there today.”
On Saturday’s Round 3 at the Senior Open and the windy conditions
Lerner – “In these conditions, it is as much about attitude as it is about skill.”
Lerner – “We have had a little bit of everything today weather-wise. You don’t have a choice, you take and accept what Mother Nature delivers here.
Wadkins – “Mother Nature is undefeated here at St Andrews.”
Lerner – “We always watch golf at St Andrews, but when Tom Watson, at 68, is in the lead or on the leaderboard, it is must watch.”
Brown – “The mindset of the players as they went to the outward half today playing downwind, compared to when they came back in is a totally different mindset. You were trying to make some birdies early on, and now it is just try to hold on and make pars down the stretch.”
John Cook – “Just have to survive coming in.”
Lerner – “St. Andrews is all you can handle on the second nine.”
Lerner – “In playing in elements like this, every facet of your game is tested. Patience, creativity. It is a different ballgame over here.”
Lerner – “First 7 or 8 holes, you can get after it. After that, hang on. Coming home is no picnic.”
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