Freddie Serves Up Jordan As Possible Assistant; Norman Returns With Chrissy?
/Gosh this is going to be so much more fun that Jack and Gary. From the 2009 Presidents Cup introductory news conference:
Q. For both captains, have you given any thought to who your assistants will be, and what would you be looking for from those guys?I listened to the exchange and it was at that point that Norman mentioned his bride, Chrissy. Or am I hearing things?
CAPTAIN GREG NORMAN: I'll answer --
CAPTAIN FRED COUPLES: I'll --
CAPTAIN GREG NORMAN: Go ahead, Freddie.
CAPTAIN FRED COUPLES: No, Greg, you first. (Laughter)
CAPTAIN GREG NORMAN: I have put a lot of thought to it and I haven't come up with a decision yet. It's a lot more of an interesting task for me because of the base that I've got to go through, whether it's Australia or whether it's South Africa or whether it's from Japan and other countries that have participated to some degree in The Presidents Cup. So my task is going to be a tough one. I've got a lot of friends out there on an international basis who have played the game of golf, and spend a lot of time with me personally. So it's an interesting choice for me. I haven't made mine yet.
CAPTAIN FRED COUPLES: Well, for me, I'm sure I've talked to a few writers and given them some names before, and I do have a player in mind, a great, great friend, and I just haven't talked to him about it much.
But you know, I've mentioned Michael Jordan as an assistant, assistant, assistant. Lately I've mentioned Robin Williams and the reason I say that is as Greg mentioned earlier, we're not on any teams when you're in the locker room. And you have people come in when you're in the team room, I think, first of all, I love Michael Jordan, I've been around him. He does some things in Santa Barbara. A lot of our players know him. He's at these events. So that's why I bring his name up because as a team player, there's no one any better. And I think that's what's the fun part.
Now the challenging part is when you're sitting around and you've got nothing but time, I would like a guy like Robin Williams there to keep us loose, and that's why I say that. Whether they are there or not, I don't know, but I do have a great friend in mine mind to play as my teammate and hopefully pick some good guys and get some good pairings. (Laughter).
CAPTAIN GREG NORMAN: Boy, Freddie, you just threw it wide open for me right there. I've got the whole world to go to. You've just got the United States.
