MCDONALD'S LPGA CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY AIG

June 21, 2001

Karrie Webb

KARRIE WEBB: First hole, I hit a wedge to about five feet and made that. Third hole, I hit an 8-iron to about 12 feet. 5, I hit a 6-iron to about 15 feet. 8, I hit 4-iron through the back and hit a poor chip and missed about a 25-foot putt. 16, I hit a 5-iron to about 30 feet, 35 feet probably and made the putt for eagle.

KARRIE WEBB: Yeah. I felt like I played reasonably well. Struck the ball for the most part today pretty well. I had a bit of lapse of concentration there through the middle holes. A couple of poor swings. But fortunately, I was able to get up-and-down and not do any damage there. But all in all, you know, I think I missed three greens. That's not putting myself into too much trouble, and I putted fairly -- fairly well, as well.

KARRIE WEBB: I played 11 pretty poorly and holed about a 6-footer.

But nothing really -- probably the biggest save was on 15. I hit the green and hit it about ten -- my first putt about ten foot past and I had the putt coming back. That was probably the biggest save. Other than that, when I missed the greens, I chipped it up pretty close.

KARRIE WEBB: Well, I think if I would have 2-putted there and made birdie and finished at 3, I still would have been pretty happy with the way things went. When it goes in for eagle, it's just a bit of a bonus. The difference between 3 and 4, it doesn't sound like a lot, but it's quite a bit of difference just mentally, I think because now, I'm only two shots behind rather than 3.

KARRIE WEBB: I don't think so. I think that I was 3-under through five as it was on the front nine, so that's just as good as making eagle on one hole.

KARRIE WEBB: No. You never can tell if you're going to go lower than that. But it is a major, and it's not like every hole is a birdie hole out there. Sometimes you just need to take your pars and move on. But for me, this is probably the best start I've had at the LPGA Championship. 4-under is a score that I'm pretty happy with.

KARRIE WEBB: I don't believe so. I think just being 3-under through five, that really settle it is down into the round pretty quickly.

KARRIE WEBB: Well, it made 16 very short. It doesn't normally play that short. But 15 was -- I hit a really good drive there and I still had to hit a 6-iron in. I have hit 9-irons in there before. So it did play -- just that one hole, I guess. But the last three holes were downwind.

KARRIE WEBB: Well, it helped me to have a 5-iron in, but I still had to make that putt.

KARRIE WEBB: I had 198 to the pin.