SPRINT TITLEHOLDERS CHAMPIONSHIP

May 2, 1997

Kris Tschetter

KRIS TSCHETTER: Okay. I birdied the first hole. I hit a sand wedge up from 105 yards, 15 feet and made it. And then, on 6, I hit a 9-iron up 13 feet from 137. So, hit a 9-iron from 137 up 13 feet and made that for birdie. And then on, 11, I hit a pitching wedge from 104, twelve feet, and made it. And then, 15, I hit a 9-iron from 133 and hit it three feet and made it. And then 2-putted on 18. I hit a 4-iron from 198 and 2-putted -

KRIS TSCHETTER: I had 198 and I knocked the 4-iron 30 feet.

KRIS TSCHETTER: I feel good. I had kind of an interesting day today. I hit it really well on the range, and started off hitting it really well, and then hit a couple of kind of funky shots in the middle of the round, but then finished up with some solid shots. So I didn't never have to chip today. That was fun. I guess I just hit one fringe.

KRIS TSCHETTER: I don't know. I just like the tournament. I think that this tournament, being our biggest money event, kind of feels like a Major to me. And, I just get really up for it. I like the golf course. The greens are real true. It seems like if you hit it on the line that you are trying to hit it on and you have picked the right one, you can really make some putts.

KRIS TSCHETTER: Yeah, there is a lot of good players right there and, you know, I don't know. I haven't heard what the weekend is supposed to do, so -- let us see.

KRIS TSCHETTER: Yeah, I did see that. Thunderstorms.

KRIS TSCHETTER: Really! (Laughs).

KRIS TSCHETTER: Yeah, it was definitely doable today, especially not much wind in the first part of the day and that sure makes the golf course a bit more tame.

KRIS TSCHETTER: Which one? My husband?

KRIS TSCHETTER: Actually, he is caddying for me this week.

KRIS TSCHETTER: He did. We got married in January and so this is only the second time he has been out this year. But it is always nice to have him out there. He is also my teacher. So I am real comfortable with him on the bag.

KRIS TSCHETTER: Kirk Lucas.

KRIS TSCHETTER: Oh, it is unbelievable. I mean, the game is so much easier when you know that if you miss a green and you hit a chip up there, you can make a few mistakes. It is (Laughs) - it is a lot easier. That is all I can say.

KRIS TSCHETTER: I have really struggled the last year, and I have worked on my stroke, and it has gotten a lot better. But, as it turns out, my alinement, I just wasn't lining up very well. And, I moved my head back a little bit. I am able to see the line better. And it is just, you know, that is all it was. I mean, it was such a simple little adjustment.

KRIS TSCHETTER: My putter is real upright, and when you make a putter more upright, you have to put a little loft on it. And I didn't do that last year, and that is kind of when my putting got a little bit - I don't know - shaky, (Laughs) to be kind. So, we figured that out and, you know, have a putter that is really perfect for me.

KRIS TSCHETTER: He caddied for me at the Dinah Shore. He likes the big tournaments.

KRIS TSCHETTER: Well, I hit 17 greens and one fringe that I putted off of.

KRIS TSCHETTER: Yeah, that makes the game a lot easier too.

KRIS TSCHETTER: I feel like I hit the ball pretty well for the last year. And, you know, the putting, I mean it just -- I had so much pressure on my long game knowing that if I didn't hit a lot of greens it was going to be hard to shoot under par. So that has definitely taken some pressure off. Question in the back?

KRIS TSCHETTER: (Laughs).

KRIS TSCHETTER: Probably. That is the greatest thing about golf. No one can really dominate -- well, except for maybe Tiger. Tiger, Annika and Carrie. But, I just think that each week there is different people up at the top and that is what I love about golf.

KRIS TSCHETTER: Definitely. Especially, you know, feeling like I am putting better, feeling like, you know, I can -- yeah, I definitely feel like I am ready.

KRIS TSCHETTER: Well, really the last, you know, I know I have said this a lot, but the last year, it has just really felt like my putter has been what held me back and so now that I have got that straightened out, I feel like I am really ready.

KRIS TSCHETTER: I don't know. But it is fun being with a company like Liz Claiborne. They have got such a huge line and they -- when we do those shoots, the photo shoots for the magazines, you know, that is their business. It is a fashion company. So that has really been fun for me to be involved with them.

KRIS TSCHETTER: No, not really. But it is fun, you know, normally when you tell a company, you have three days of my time, the days are always golf related. For me, with Liz Claiborne the days are photo shoots. And it is a totally different day and you are kind of the -- treated really well that whole day. Everyone is taking care of you, fixing your hair and makeup, so it is a fun day for me. Day away from golf.

KRIS TSCHETTER: Yeah. I hit some really good shots. There was a little stretch in there where I got a little erratic with my driver, but even then, you know, I didn't feel like I missed too many fairways. How many fairways did I miss? I guess I only missed two fairways today.

KRIS TSCHETTER: I have got down that -- I am sorry, I missed 3.

KRIS TSCHETTER: Only missed 2 on the front, husband.

KRIS TSCHETTER: Okay. (Laughs). He does know better than I do. I guess four then?

KRIS TSCHETTER: Okay, four. Weren't by much, though. Couple of them were (Laughs).

KRIS TSCHETTER: The fairways are wide, but there is some definite trouble out there and -- I don't think you can really ever relax on a golf course. Too many things can happen.

KRIS TSCHETTER: It got pretty windy this afternoon. Maybe a club; not like some of the weeks that we have played. But enough that you had to really think about what you were doing out there.

KRIS TSCHETTER: Not normally. Normally I prefer courses like, you know, the U.S. Open, or Dinah Shore, LPGA Championship where pars are really good score. But I don't know, now that I have got this new putting thing going (Laughs) maybe I will start looking putters's courses.

KRIS TSCHETTER: Yeah.

KRIS TSCHETTER: All 14 clubs of mine are Ping.

KRIS TSCHETTER: You bet.