INTERNATIONAL PRESENTED BY QWEST

August 4, 2001

Chris Riley

CHRIS RILEY: Yeah, I'll take it. I'm playing pretty solid. My putter is really working well, and hopefully I'm going to go hit some balls if this storm doesn't come by. I feel like if I'm hitting the ball good. I'm putting as good as anybody today. I made a lot of good par save putts today, too. So it is going to be fun tomorrow.

CHRIS RILEY: Which helped me finish well, No. 13, I hit a tee shot to the right and then I short-sided myself. The pin was back, middle and I short-sided myself left and I was dead and I had no shot, really, so I hit it about 25 feet and made it. Then I had three birdies -- I think three birdies coming in. Maybe --

CHRIS RILEY: Yeah, you know what, I'm a low-ball hitter so, actually my short game is really helping me out here. I hit a lot of good shots. My ball trajectory is really low. They have always said the high ball trajectory does really well here, which I believe, but I'm trying to prove them wrong with my low-ball flight. I can't hit a 3-iron but this high up in the air.

CHRIS RILEY: Today, I think today -- well, we didn't lift, clean and place today. The conditions, it was a little windy out there and there were some tough pins, but I think it has been playing the same the last three days, but not much. The course is a lot -- it's drying out. So, obviously it's going to be a lot firmer.

CHRIS RILEY: You know what, I have never played that tee box on 8 until today, and neither Stewart Cink -- he hit a driver -- in there about six, ten feet and he got home in two. But with my length, there's no way I can get there in two. So it's a three-shot hole when that tee is back. When the tee is up, I do have a shot at going for it. My wedge play has been so well this week; sure, I would like to go for it and get that five points. But, no, it doesn't bother me.

CHRIS RILEY: I have nothing to lose, really, for me. It's going to be a great opportunity. I'm really looking forward to tomorrow. You know -- like I said, I'm just really looking forward to tomorrow, and I have nothing to lose. I don't know how I'm going to feel. I'm sure I'm going to be nervous, but I'm just going to have a lot of fun and make a lot of putts.

CHRIS RILEY: Yeah, I don't know. I've never won. I'll let you know tomorrow if I win. (Laughter.) Hell, that would be great. I'd love to do it here, against such a great field.

CHRIS RILEY: Yeah, I mean, I'd like to get off and make a couple birdies early. In this game, you've just got to be patient, because if you make a bogey -- I'd rather make bogey, bogey, bogey, birdie, birdie, birdie than make all pars. It's kind of fun to have a wild game out there and make a lot of birdies and make a lot of bogeys. I'm just -- hopefully I will get off to a good start. I don't really worry about it. I just try to take it one shot at a time.