THE HONDA CLASSIC

March 10, 2005

Brett Wetterich

JOE CHEMYCZ: 6-under par, one of five bogey free rounds today, 16 of 189 greens in regulation. Talk about your play.

BRETT WETTERICH: It was pretty solid. I was hitting -- obviously I hit a lot of greens. I was hitting a lot of fairways. I know I probably missed four or so, but they were not in bad spots. I was hitting a lot of shots close today and making a few putts.

JOE CHEMYCZ: Talk about playing at home, any added pressure or different feelings you have.

BRETT WETTERICH: I don't think it's added pressure. I'm comfortable and I live ten minutes from here. I'm staying at home and I've got a bunch of family with me and it's nice to come out and shoot a good round for them.

Q. How much do you play out here?

BRETT WETTERICH: I've only played here twice. This is the second round I've played out here.

Q. Two years ago I think it was you played -- -

BRETT WETTERICH: I didn't finish well.

Q. You finished eighth.

BRETT WETTERICH: That was at Heron Bay three years ago.

Q. That was yours best finish out here, what do you remember of that and is it a coincidence, it's this tournament?

BRETT WETTERICH: I don't know if it's a coincidence, but seem to have a lot of the same feelings. I'm driving the ball good and I hit a lot of greens that week and made a few putts, and it feels good just to have a chance. I know it's only Thursday, but there's still three rounds to go, but it's just nice to be in a good position after a day.

Q. You said you live close, do you live in the Gardens?

BRETT WETTERICH: Abacoa, Jupiter.

Q. When you went out, Chad Campbell had the 8-under already up there and there was nobody closer than three at that point. When you see that, are you thinking, well, 8-under is possible, or what did he do that everybody else couldn't do?

BRETT WETTERICH: I don't know. You know, I saw 8-under and I was like he must have played pretty darned good considering 3-under was tied for second. He must have done something pretty good out there.

I wasn't really thinking of a score, target score to shoot. I just wanted to go out and just play some good golf and get some birdies and they feel.

Q. How were conditions this afternoon?

BRETT WETTERICH: It was a little windy, but other than that it was perfect.

Q. The second round here, would the other one be earlier this week, practice round?

BRETT WETTERICH: I played the Monday Pro-Am this week.

Q. That was it?

BRETT WETTERICH: Mm-hmm.

Q. When you first came out here, you talked about how you probably just weren't really ready for that; do you feel like you are ready now and you belong out here?

BRETT WETTERICH: I definitely feel like I belong out here. I had two, in my mind, really good years on the Nationwide Tour, just missing the first year and finishing 10th last year. I think I gained a lot of experience in the last two years by playing the Nationwide Tour. So I feel like I belong here and it's just being able to get the chances to play.

Q. You also played the Golden Bear Tour; right?

BRETT WETTERICH: Three years.

Q. Were you Player of the Year?

BRETT WETTERICH: No.

Q. Won The Tour Championship?

BRETT WETTERICH: I finished second the last year I played on the Money List.

Q. Did you play Gold Coast back?

BRETT WETTERICH: Gold Coast, Sunshine Tour, South Florida Tour, Golden Bear, you name it.

Q. Did you have any of those former mini-tour guys out here watching you today?

BRETT WETTERICH: I saw a friend of mine, Curt, that was out there walking around. Other than that, you know, I really didn't notice too many people.

I guess on the Golden Bear, they are kind of doing their own thing. I don't think they want to come out and watch me play. I wouldn't. (Laughter)

Q. According to ShotLink, 16 is playing the toughest today and you parred it. What's it playing like?

BRETT WETTERICH: It didn't play that hard for me today. I hit driver, 9-iron into it. So I didn't think it was playing too tough. And I hit a good putt, I just didn't make it. I can see where there would be trouble though. You get in those right bunkers and hit it a little left into that left bunker, I can see getting into some trouble, but I happened to hit a good tee ball there.

Q. Between 10 and 18, how many other birdie opportunities did you have?

BRETT WETTERICH: I hit a couple of good ones coming in. 17, I hit a good putt at it. The second par three on the back nine, I had four or five feet and missed it. And I hit a good putt on 16 and didn't make it, and had a short one in on the last one and got it in there.

Q. What was the last one?

BRETT WETTERICH: Probably three feet, something like that.

JOE CHEMYCZ: Let's go through your card, all birdies starting at 1.

BRETT WETTERICH: Hit driver there and a lob-wedge, I had like 67 yards to about six feet, somewhere around there and made that one.

3, I hit it in there about -- I hit 7-iron there. It was pretty close, like four or five feet again, and made that.

6, I hit driver, laid up short into the bunker and hit sand wedge out of the bunker to about eight, ten feet and made it.

9, I hit it in there good. I hit 5-wood, 8-iron into there and had about probably five feet.

10, 3-iron off the tee, a little wedge to about probably 12 feet or so.

18, I hit driver, 9-iron.

Q. Would you ever try and drive 10? Is 10 drivable at all?

BRETT WETTERICH: No, I would never hit driver there.

Q. Any big saves?

BRETT WETTERICH: I had a few good -- it was 13 or 14, I had to make a good up-and-down. I made like probably a 5-, 6-footer for par there.

Other than that, I really can't think of another one or a hole that I really struggled on. I might have hit a 3-footer for par one time.

Q. Is that 13 or 14?

BRETT WETTERICH: 14, I think it was. If 15 was the par 3, it was 14 that I made it.

JOE CHEMYCZ: Thanks, Brett.

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