Bob May Reflects on Valhalla Golf Club and Tiger Woods Era

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00:00 (upbeat music)

00:03 - So Bob, what was your first impressions

00:05 of Valhalla Golf Club when you got on the property?

00:08 You know, a lot of times as a pro golfer,

00:10 you kind of mentioned that you had been playing well,

00:13 but a lot of times you just get those good vibes

00:15 when you're at a place that you just feel like

00:17 it fits your eye and that it just, maybe just,

00:21 it just, good vibes are just present.

00:23 Did you kind of feel that way about Valhalla?

00:25 - You know, I like the greens

00:28 'cause they had a lot of like sections

00:31 and you had to hit the ball to this part of the green

00:32 or that part of the green.

00:34 And I always felt that I was a very good iron player.

00:38 So I kind of liked it because you had to be

00:42 in the right part of the green

00:43 to give yourself a good chance.

00:46 - Man, I love that.

00:47 And I, you know, everybody talks about

00:50 the 2000 PGA Championship,

00:53 mainly 'cause Tiger Woods was,

00:55 that's kind of when he was at the beginning

00:56 of the height of his power, going for his third

01:00 major championship that year.

01:02 Nobody had done that since Ben Hogan.

01:04 Talk to us just about how nuts it was at that time

01:08 playing in an era in which Tiger Woods was at his peak.

01:12 - I mean, playing in that era, you know,

01:14 with Tiger at his peak,

01:16 you see how long these kids hit it now.

01:20 And Tiger was basically that long back then.

01:24 And there really wasn't, but maybe two or three other players

01:28 that can really hit it out there with them.

01:30 Not only was he long, but he was extremely straight.

01:34 Okay, so now you got long and straight.

01:37 And then not only was he long and straight,

01:40 he also had great irons play.

01:44 He also had a great short game and great putting.

01:47 So I mean, there wasn't a weak part of his game.

01:50 You know, usually you could find something,

01:52 but his game was so rounded.

01:54 And, you know, I always, I don't mean to be brash

01:58 or anything, but I always, like I said,

02:00 I thought I was a very good ball striker.

02:02 And I can still remember a couple shots that he hit

02:06 that just stick in my mind and that were very impressive.

02:10 I mean, I can remember the two iron he hit on number 10.

02:13 It was like 260 some yards.

02:16 And he hit a two iron higher than I've ever seen anybody

02:19 hit a two iron and it never left the pin.

02:21 Now it landed about a foot short

02:24 and rolled back in the bunker.

02:25 But still, it was just a phenomenal two iron.

02:29 I mean, it was unbelievable.

02:31 (upbeat music)

02:33 (bell ringing)

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