MASTERS TOURNAMENT

April 5, 2021

Jose Maria Olazabal

Quick Quotes

Q. What motivates you to come back every year? Is there something that you think there's still a chance?

JOSE MARIA OLAZABAL: No, it's not that. I don't think there's still a chance of winning, obviously. There is not that chance, but it's always fantastic to be back here. This is a very special place for anybody that has won here, and that's what really brings us here. The Champions Dinner on Tuesday, seeing the place again, the flowers, the good weather this year.

So there's a lot of reasons why we should be coming here. I mean, obviously, the golf course is beating us pretty well, but that is secondary at this time of our lives, I think.

Q. After the unusual conditions in November, do you see the Augusta that you always do?

JOSE MARIA OLAZABAL: Yes. It's completely different to when we played in November. It's true that in November we had a lot of rain from Wednesday on, and this year, well, back to spring, and the golf course is playing firm and fast, and I think this is more of the usual Masters.

I think, if the weather stays like this, we're going to see Augusta as good as ever.