Fred Couples had the following comments after missing the cut at the Deutsche Bank Championship:
LOWERING THE BOOM-BOOM: The four-man field for the LG Skins Game was announced last week, and the biggest news was who would not be playing at Indian Wells over Thanksgiving weekend.
How can there be a Skins Game without Fred Couples?
Couples is playfully known as the “King of the Silly Season,” especially the Skins Game. He has played 14 times, captured 95 skins and earned over US$4.2 million, more than he has made playing in the majors.
Instead, defending champion and Calgary native Stephen Ames will join Phil Mickelson, K.J. Choi and Rocco Mediate.
“I’m glad I’m not playing,” Couples said at the Deutsche Bank Championship, where he missed the cut. “I’m done with golf. I was feeling so good, but I think I’m playing too much. This may be my last real event.”
Couples did not express disappointment, but a tinge was evident. He said he was hopeful of playing again, but he was pleased for Choi and Mediate. And no, Couples did not ask for an exemption.
“I can’t be picked every year,” he said. “I played enough. And it was fun.”
Likely, this was frustration after finishing in last place after the first two rounds of the Deutsche Bank Championship, but obviously Fred’s game has slipped in the last few weeks. He is still scheduled to play at the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Europe next week.
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Man I can't believe how quickly time goes by…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3hmrddrD6M
Funny…I was thinking the same thing about Butch the other day. I know it can't all fall on Butch. Butch does not hit Fred's putts for him. But, I don't see a lot of the golfers in Butch's stable doing that great…
He probably feels that with the amount of time he has put in didn't deliver the results he had hoped for. Chew on that one Butch. Has any of Butch's pupils really done anything incredible this year?
He'll be around next year. He has to scout out his team for the President's Cup anyway and he's not going to do it only between the Buick and the Memorial.
Oh brother! Blah, blah, blah. Pure frustration on his part. If you're going to make comments like that then be a man of your word and stick to it Fred. Isn't he scheduled to play in Germany in a few weeks?
He's just frustrated as I think his back must be feeling OK and he can't take advantage. Concentration and short game are big issues as you get older. He just needs a litttle rest. After all he's got those sponsors to take care of and he'll never miss the Masters. All is not lost.