THE NABISCO CHAMPIONSHIP

March 23, 2000

Karrie Webb

KARRIE WEBB: Okay, No. 5 I hit a 6-iron to about 20 feet and made that. No. 7, 7-iron to about 20 feet. 10, I hit 6-iron to about four feet. 11, I hit 3-wood just behind the left trap in the rough and chipped it to about 20 feet and made that. And 16, I hit 7-iron to about 18 feet. And that's it.

KARRIE WEBB: Yeah, I missed two greens today, one on 12, and I missed the fairway left, hit a tree with my second shot and hit a sand wedge to about 12 feet; made that. And 15, I missed the fairway right, and I had to hit it into the trees and hit it into the left green-side trap and got up-and-down from there; holed about a 4-foot putt.

KARRIE WEBB: Yeah, I think, you know, I wasn't that happy with the way I hit it the last couple of days, and, you know, confidence is a big thing for me right now. Once I got on the first tee today, everything that had happened in the past two days pretty much vanished. And I put a good swing on my first drive and hit the middle of the fairway and never looked back from there. Hit 16 greens, and I think I only missed two or three fairways; only two that were in the thick stuff. So, you know, I didn't put myself into too much danger of making too many mistakes.

KARRIE WEBB: Yeah, I think. So like I said, you know, once I pretty much hit the fairway in the 1st hole, I didn't look back. Like 12, for example, I hit a poor tee shot and a poor second shot and hit a branch and a tree and had 80 yards to the pin, and I got it up-and-down. You know, someone who is not working with a lot of confidence might not get it up-and-down there. You know, I just have a lot of release in my game right now, and it was good to see some good iron shots today and some putts go in. I was very happy with my round.

KARRIE WEBB: Well, Rachel and I grew up playing amateur golf together in Australia. We played in the same state team a number of times and Australian teams. I think Rachel and I have -- I've known Rachel since I was 13 or 14. You know, I think Rachel is a great person and a great player. She had a good amateur career in Australia, and, you know, I think it's just great to see her playing well over here and being so successful.

KARRIE WEBB: No, I don't think so. The Australian amateur body is very strict on anyone talking about turning pro in Australia. It's not like over here in the States where you talk to the Wongluekiets and they tell you when they are going to turn pro. In Australia, you mention it to anyone and if it gets back to an official, they are going to say it's against your amateur status. And so you can't really talk about it unless, you know, you're talking to someone that -- someone you're definitely sure it's not going to get back to an official. And I think in some areas, that needs to change in Australia, because, you know you look at all the golf programs in the world, the Swedish Golf Federation bringing their kids up to be professionals, and that's what they talk about. I think that's one thing that I would like to see change in Australia.

KARRIE WEBB: I think I'd have to say I'm in some sort of zone. Yesterday I left the course not at all happy with the way I was hitting the ball. And I came to the course today a little bit earlier and hit some extra balls, and still it wasn't great, but I knew I could get it around. Like I said a few times, I got on the first tee and hit it straight down the middle and hit the green and had a chance to birdie and, you know, things just fell into place after that. I could say that I was in the zone that way, because it doesn't matter how I hit it before the tournament. Once I get inside those ropes on Thursday, things seem to go pretty well for me.

KARRIE WEBB: I don't know. I don't really think about what's going through my mind, I guess. Obviously, I pick a line and I just -- just want to make sure that I stay down on it and keep relaxed over the ball, and then stay down on it and hit it up through the line.

KARRIE WEBB: I don't think you can ever say that you expect to. I think I didn't expect to today. I thought I could manage to get it around somehow, but to shoot 5-under is definitely -- I wouldn't say a surprise, but I'm definitely very happy with that. I don't think I expect to play well all the time, but I know things are going well for me right now, and, you know, that there's going to be bad days and I just have to try and make them as good as possible.

KARRIE WEBB: No. It was really just a timing factor. Just going through, you know, those monthly things that we get and throws your timing off a little bit. You know, I've just got to work on things that just help me with my rhythm and timing. You know, once I got on the course, I got a rhythm and I was walking between shots and felt very good out there.

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