HILTON GRAND VACATIONS TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

January 17, 2023

Alfonso Ribeiro

Lake Nona Golf & Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. This is always a neat event. How excited are you to play in it again?

ALFONSO RIBEIRO: You know what, this event starts the year off. It is a great event. The Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions has really been so good to all of us celebrities, to be able to come out here, play with some of the greats in the LPGA game. They're so awesome, so great to play with.

You get to watch their sweet tempo for four days in a row, and it's pretty awesome. It's a great event. It's great for Orlando. We really appreciate being here.

Q. Getting to see the personal side of the LPGA golfers here for this event, how fun was that?

ALFONSO RIBEIRO: A lot of fun. I went 2 for 2, so I did my part. That's all I could do. But it's always fun and it's for a good cause, and it makes everybody feel good. It's a happy time.

Q. What do you take from women when you play with them, playing alongside of them?

ALFONSO RIBEIRO: What I truly take from them is their tempo. They just have I think perfect tempo. It's actually closer to our own golf swing as an amateur, where the guys on the PGA TOUR, they swing as hard as you can imagine. None of us could ever do that.

So to be able to learn what it's like to be able to create speed but with great tempo, that's pretty much what I learn from them every time.

Q. I know you're on camera all the time. Are you nervous doing this?

ALFONSO RIBEIRO: No, I've only broken the glass. I don't remember missing. It's been maybe seven, eight years ago that I missed, but every time I've done it I've been able to break the glass, so I'm just going to keep that streak alive.

Q. This is your event.

ALFONSO RIBEIRO: This is one I can do. I know how to hit this shot. It's hitting greens and fairways. But real close, I can do that.

Q. When you're out there with the ladies, can you tell this event is different for them, having the celebrities with them?

ALFONSO RIBEIRO: You know, I think it's slightly different but not very different. I think the fact that they're out here trying to compete and trying to win an event just like any other event, they're serious when they're on the golf course. I think they have to recognize that some of us are not that good playing with them, so they try not to get our rhythms into their golf swings, but it's definitely different because they're out here trying to win.