FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, March 2nd, 2020
NBC SPORTS NOTABLE QUOTES: THE HONDA CLASSIC, SUNDAY’S FINAL ROUND
NBC Sports Notable Quotes
The Honda Classic (Final Round)
PGA National Resort & Spa (Champion Course), Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Sunday, March 1
The Honda Classic – Final Leaderboard
Sungjae Im -6
Mackenzie Hughes -5
Tommy Fleetwood -4
Sungjae Im (6-under, winner) speaking with NBC Sports’ Steve Sands following his victory
Sungjae Im – “I’ve been in this spot many times. I just felt like the experiences really helped, especially on the last few holes. I just wanted to get a little more aggressive [on the last four holes]. I was just happy to finish the way that I did.”
On Im
Paul Azinger – “Tee-to-green he’s like Iron Byron. It’s on the greens that Im [had] not been able to finish the job and get a win. He didn’t make any mistakes down the stretch. He hit great shots. That’s a clutch win. The players that win on this golf course are revered amongst other players. You earn players’ respect if you can win on a course that’s this difficult.”
Jim “Bones” Mackay – “You’ve got to give him so much credit for how aggressive he played.”
On Tommy Fleetwood (4-under, 3rd)
Azinger – “There is no reason for Tommy Fleetwood to miss that [second] shot [on 18] to the right. He’s going to lose sleep over that one.”
Roger Maltbie – “He [was] just been timid with the putter all day. He left a few short, right in the heart of the hole. That really [was] the difference.”
-NBC Sports Group-
