An interview with:
FUZZY ZOELLER
FUZZY ZOELLER: I'm ready. Make them easy on me, gentlemen,
please.
Q. Talk about how you got to even par today?
FUZZY ZOELLER: I started at par, that's how I got to even
par.
Q. Was it a journey along the way?
FUZZY ZOELLER: Just starting out. I didn't start out hitting
the ball well. My 3-wood had a minor virus in it. Once I accepted
the fact that it was not going to cooperate I put it in the bag
and start hitting the driver. That seemed to work pretty good.
Like any open golf course it's always nice to started out with
an even par or better. I made a lot of good shots, from short
range and long range. It's kind of fun to watch that.
Q. (Inaudible)?
FUZZY ZOELLER: I was trying to help my golf ball. I couldn't
feed off of anything but grass. It is an Open golf course. The
key to it is keeping your patience and not trying to do too much
with the golf ball; just get it on the greens and accept what
the golf course gives for you the day.
Q. How difficult was it out there?
FUZZY ZOELLER: You got a 20-mile-an-hour wind blowing, a
2-club, wind blowing right-to-left, more so than what people are
thinking. I'm sure you will see a lot of shots coming out of the
rough, the guys are misjudging the winds. It's difficult. But,
again, Tom just proved that if you play well and
you make the putts you can shoot low.
Q. Did the ball carry on No. 1?
FUZZY ZOELLER: After I hit the lip and it came back, yes.
I could have made a hell of a play to first base if I reached
just a little kicker. I could have had that one. Yes; it was buried.
I had to take notes.
Q. (Inaudible)
? FUZZY ZOELLER: I saw part of it. The way he putted there
is about the way he putted today. Yes, very similar.
Q. I couldn't see the putt on 9?
FUZZY ZOELLER: Well, I'm going up the hill; I didn't think
it would break that much. I tried to put it in the left center
of the hole and hit it. All the way to the hole. It was out of
the hole, you big dummy. I know the slope is there. Coming from
that range, you don't feel it's going to break that much. I would
like to be able to hit them all good. I don't do it all. Occasionally.
We do mess up.
Q. Four-footer?
FUZZY ZOELLER: A three-footer. You can put any number you
want, put any number. Yes, it was about a 4-footer.
Q. Rick Rhoden talked about playing defensive golf out
there; would you say that is what's required?
FUZZY ZOELLER: Defensive or you call it "accepting par" is
I think what it is. You have to par. You know it's so difficult
to make a lot of birdies. Especially on these little roly-poly
greens and the speed we have them now it's hard to get the ball
close to the hole. So yes, that's kind of defensive golf.
God bless you all. Hope to see you tomorrow.
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