BOB HOPE CHRYSLER CLASSIC

February 14, 2001

Cameron Beckman

CAMERON BECKMAN: I had heard that Jesper was leaving for the birth of his child, so I had an idea that I would have a chance to get in, and you never know. And it was strange because I woke up this morning and I saw that he had withdrawn from the tournament and I had not heard officially that I was in. So it was kind of different. I wanted to take advantage of that opportunity. When you get a good break like that, you know you want to do something with it, and today was just a great day. I played with Peterman from Seinfeld and we just had a ball.

CAMERON BECKMAN: I came over here on Monday from San Diego, and I think I was -- I really didn't think I was going to get into the tournament today to be honest with you. By the time I got done with the practice round on Monday, I was first alternate. I played over at the Arnold Palmer course yesterday and just sort of relaxed a little bit. It is kind of a strange situation, because when you're in that situation, you want to play in the tournament, but you're not -- you don't want anything to happen to somebody or something like that to get into the event. So, it is kind of an odd position. But I was here, you know, right after San Diego.

CAMERON BECKMAN: Right. I read it in the newspaper before I was officially notified, actually. I had a pretty good idea -- the Titleist guy, when I was getting my balls for the week last night, said that he thought Jesper was not going to play. So I had a pretty good idea and I had prepared to play today. You know, I think it was maybe 7:00 when I first heard that I was actually going to be in the tournament.

CAMERON BECKMAN: Exactly. I had not heard officially that I was in the tournament. You know, it's kind of a good feeling to see that he had withdrawn. And like I said, you don't want to wish anything ill on anybody else to get into the tournament.

CAMERON BECKMAN: Actually I teed off at about 10 o'clock, and I was instructed to be on the tee ready to play for Jesper. I talked to the guys last night. I went through my usual routine and played good golf today.

CAMERON BECKMAN: Our team shot 20-under. I'm sure they wanted to play with the defending champion and stuff like that, and I kind of felt like if I played good, I could kind of make it good for them. We had a great time.

CAMERON BECKMAN: I started on 10. Parred 10. Birdied 11.

CAMERON BECKMAN: Yeah, I hit it about three feet and made it. Then the next hole, I think was the par 5 if I'm not mistaken. I chipped up and hit it up in front of the green in two and got it to about five feet and made that.

CAMERON BECKMAN: 16, I hit driver, 6-iron about 15 feet and made that. Then on 18, I hit it just over the green and chipped in. Then on 1, I hit 3-wood up on the green and chipped it to a foot. 2, I hit driver and a 9-iron about three feet. I'm actually at 8-under. I bogeyed 7. Chipped up to a foot on 8 and made birdie. And then I hit it about four feet on the last hole and made it on 9 to finish at 8-under.