SEI PENNSYLVANIA CLASSIC

September 16, 2000

Frank Lickliter

FRANK LICKLITER: I started off pretty well. Birdied the first two out of three holes. Could have been three. I had a real nice birdie putt at 2. But, you know, I just played real solid today. I missed a couple of short putts, especially on the back. 12, I missed a 4-footer for birdie. Made a big one on 15. Missed a 3-footer on 17 for par and I missed a 5-footer on 18 for birdie. So, I'm giving myself opportunities.

FRANK LICKLITER: The 14th.

FRANK LICKLITER: Not keenly. I was aware of it, though. Yeah, I've hit it pretty solid.

FRANK LICKLITER: The one on 10, that was a good 20 feet. I was almost in the rough. It was right up against the edge of the rough. I'm lucky it was low there so I could actually putt it.

FRANK LICKLITER: Today they are starting to show a little bit of the traffic, and it's probably from the rain we got yesterday. Yesterday I didn't notice it so much. But that's not why I missed the putts.

FRANK LICKLITER: I wouldn't say bumpier. I would say on the verge of being a touch bumpier. The greens are still rolling wonderfully.

FRANK LICKLITER: Actually I'd rather be seven shots ahead of DiMarco, but I'm not, so, yeah, I'm happy with where I am. I have a chance to catch him. That's all I want is a chance.

FRANK LICKLITER: I can only imagine what it will be like. You know, we might want to talk about that tomorrow.

FRANK LICKLITER: I'll come out playing as sharply as I can tomorrow. I mean, I like hitting it at the pin. I hit a lot of shots at the pin. Certainly that's where my first bogey came. I hit my shot right over the top of the pin. I thought I was going to make an ace there and just cut right through the wind and landed just over the back of the green and I didn't get up-and-down. I'm trying to hit it at the pin.

FRANK LICKLITER: Actually there's nothing at stake for me. All I have -- I can only get better. There's nothing at stake. I can't lose anything tomorrow. I can win a lot. I mean, you know, I'm out there to have fun and having fun is making birdies and passing everyone.

FRANK LICKLITER: Actually I do feel like I was striking it as well today. Maybe a touch windier, but not really. I hit some good shots coming in. You know, when you miss those 3-footers, you know, it happens, but it's not how you win golf tournaments.

FRANK LICKLITER: I don't know if I prefer it but I like it. I like it a lot. It's a fabulous golf course. I don't know who designed it, but it's classy.

FRANK LICKLITER: 1, I hit it 12 feet left of the hole. 2, I hit it six feet just past the hole and made it. 15, I made basically the same putt I made yesterday, about a 45 or 50-footer right up the hill.

FRANK LICKLITER: Yes, it was.

FRANK LICKLITER: Yeah. Actually, that's the one thing that I need to do tomorrow is play the par 5's better. I'm aware of that. And I think I've only made three birdies on par 5s, maybe only two. 15 twice, I know. That might be it. I think that's the only two birdies I've made on par 5s this week.

FRANK LICKLITER: Playing the hardest for me is probably 18, because getting that second shot up there, turning it over -- I like to cut the ball, so getting that ball on to the green is probably the hardest shot, because I've got room on the other two. I can reach 5. A miss-club there today. I hit my little 3-wood instead of my big 3-wood. It still would have been on the green if it had been right at it. 15, if I drive it in the fairway there, I can hit it at the right edge of that green because I've got room to the right, and it's all fairway.

FRANK LICKLITER: Yeah, he disappeared. I was going to ask if he was all right. I didn't see him.

FRANK LICKLITER: Not an easy shot where it ended up, but if he would not have stopped it probably would have been under the camera tower back there. I couldn't believe how far that flew, 175, right over the top of the pin.