'We had our 20-year run together,' says Woods as he mourns Kobe

Tiger Woods was on the course and in contention when news began to spread that his former training partner Kobe Bryant had died.

The mood at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in Southern California Sunday quickly turned somber according to Rich Lerner, who was commenting for US television.

"Eerily quiet on the grounds of Torrey Pines," he said.

"People had their heads down, looking at their cellphones trying to come to grips with the terrible reality.

"This place was absolutely shaken."
"Joey realised that I was locked in on that and didn't want to distract me with that type of news."
"People yell things all the time, so I was just plodding along, doing my own thing."
"I grew up a diehard Laker fan. He was part of the most historic franchise in the NBA. Ultimate toughness. Ultimate competitor."
"I had a house in Newport (Beach). We'd work out together and hang a little bit but when I sold that house I didn't really see him that often every now and again he'd reach out and I'd reach out to him."
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"That's where he and I really connected. We're very similar."
"He came in the league and I turned pro more or less the same time. We had our 20-year run together."