WGC EMC WORLD CUP

December 10, 2000

David Duval

Tiger Woods

DAVID DUVAL: I've had a wonderful week. It was even more fun than I imagined coming down and playing golf with Tiger down here in Argentina. The golf course was spectacular. The scene was amazing. I've never seen things that occurred, just like today on the 18th green. Just a wonderful week.

TIGER WOODS: Well, this has been a fantastic week, not only golf-wise, but to be able to play with my good buddy, David out there. It was just a lot of fun. We teamed well. We were somehow fortunate enough to make a couple more putts than the Argentine team. The fans were absolutely incredible, and that's the most important thing. We were able to make everything very exciting.

TIGER WOODS: Yeah, I did think about it; and in hindsight, maybe I probably should have. But my lie really wasn't that bad. It may look awkward. My stance was awkward, but the lie wasn't that bad. And if I would have made clean contact, I would have gotten the ball at least 30 or 40 yards down the fairway and David could have had an iron, and so we could probably tag and make birdie. So I kind of slipped a little bit as I took the club back on my left foot and flinched, and as I flinched, I hit it fat and made it airborne.

TIGER WOODS: Well, that's one of the reasons why I think you saw both Frank and I kind of running ahead, trying to keep ahead of the gallery, because the marshals were getting run over themselves. A little bit like St. Andrews, but not quite like I say, the hysteria of St. Andrews, because there, the marshals actually did get knocked down and got trampled.

DAVID DUVAL: Again, I think that they did a wonderful job preparing it. It was -- especially today, it was a very strong presentation, and I just enjoyed it very much.

TIGER WOODS: Well, right now, to be honest with you, I just want to get home. This is my eighth tournament in a row, eight weeks in a row, and that's a lot. It's been all around the world, and it has taken its toll on me. I'm a little worn out, and I'm looking forward to enjoying Christmas and the holidays. As far as next year, I'm looking forward to hopefully improving and getting better, and hopefully I can put myself in contention to win some tournaments.

TIGER WOODS: What were we, 34? He was 32, I was 2. (Laughter.)

TIGER WOODS: As far as winners, not until we finished 18. But we knew that we had a four-shot lead playing the 17th hole on the leaderboard as we were walking off 16 where we could see it. And I guess they got the message from yesterday, because there wasn't any advertising. I only saw the scores.

DAVID DUVAL: I think that, yes, if you want a one-word answer, "yes." I think the most amazing part about it is it is not done out of 28 events, it is done in 18 events. I think that's where that winning percentage, if you will, is so extraordinary. And that's just all you can do is commend Tiger for the effort that he has put in. And through the course of a year, to be able to play as consistently as well as that is the most amazing thing.

TIGER WOODS: My foundation?

TIGER WOODS: I don't know yet. Right now we're trying to get ours started. We played the Williams World Challenge last week, which our foundation is the main beneficiary of that tournament. And that is one tournament -- I don't know about expanding yet. We'll see.

TIGER WOODS: I guess you just become accustomed to it, accustomed to the responsibilities that I have, whether it is to the fans or the media or friends, family -- whatever it is. You just get an understanding of what to do and what you can and can't handle. I think that is the way I've looked at it, and that is the way that I've come to understand it. I guess the only thing I wish is that we lived in the kind of Star Trek days where you could kind of beam over to another country. A lot easier than sitting on your butt for 14 hours.

TIGER WOODS: I felt we struck the ball well today. I didn't really -- I putted not so good today, but my partner over here bailed me out time and time again. You know, thank goodness that he was there with a good flat stick, because I didn't hit good putts -- either ran them by or left them short. I only made one putt, which was on 11. Other than that, I didn't feel like I did much of anything. But other than that, I did feel like I was able to hit some solid shots and felt like I was able to put us in position where I did have a shot at it. But David played great all week, and he really carried us.

TIGER WOODS: I don't know. No comprende espanol. (Laughter.)

TIGER WOODS: I don't know.

DAVID DUVAL: They probably said, "I love you, Tiger."

DAVID DUVAL: I can't answer that question, simply because I believe the qualification for the U.S. team is the highest-ranked player, and Tiger will be No. 1 for -- unless he misses cuts for the next two straight years, he's going to stay ranked 1. So it is up to him to decide to ask a partner.

TIGER WOODS: I would love to play again, and I would love to team up with David, if everything works out. We'll see what happens. We have a long year ahead of us before then. We have a lot of things -- both of us need to go out there and chase, and then win. And at the end of the year, we'll see. But we would love to do it again, yes.

DAVID DUVAL: We're returning this evening.

TIGER WOODS: Just depends on how long you keep us in here. (Laughter.)

DAVID DUVAL: I think that for me they seemed very enthusiastic, and the behavior was quite exceptional, I thought, considering the size and proximity, how close everybody was. I thought it was fantastic.

TIGER WOODS: I thought they were extremely enthusiastic. And I think one of the great things about the galleries here this week is the fact that they were kind of policing themselves. If a camera went off or if a phone rang, they would get on one another, and you don't find that too often around the world. And it was pretty neat to see the galleries actually police themselves.