PAGENET CHAMPIONSHIP

November 11, 1999

Janice Moodie

JANICE MOODIE: Birdie on -- that was the par 5. I hit like 7-iron into about four feet. Yeah, four feet, holed it. Oh, no, that was driver, 7-iron, I think that was, in to four feet and then holed it. And then the par 5 that was a sand iron to about four feet and holed it. Then the 7th, 162 -- I can't even remember them all. Oh, that was a 6-iron, and it was off the back of the green. I hit, must have been, about a 30-foot putt. I bogeyed 14. Hit it in the bunker, left. Birdied 15. I hit another sand iron in to a foot. And then 16, I hit a 7-iron in to about 15 feet, holed it. And 18, I had an 8-iron into about 12 feet and holed that.

JANICE MOODIE: The greens are not bad. And they are scraping up a little bit, especially after yesterday. It was soft yesterday and there was a lot of spike marks. But because there's only 30 players, it doesn't seem to be so bad.

JANICE MOODIE: Yes, there were a couple of putts that I thought I just missed and I thought I had good lines on, but it breaks. And I think that's why a lot of people find it very tough.

JANICE MOODIE: I'm an average putter. I'd say I'm very good at long putts. And then, you know, I get kind of close. And then probably six feet and in I'd say I'm pretty solid as well. That 15-foot range I need to improve on.

JANICE MOODIE: I don't know because this is my first time playing the golf course. I've never played in the tournament. But there is no wind out there, and normally, I'm pretty sure that's some amount of wind. But there's basically no wind there that really made any difference with the shots.

JANICE MOODIE: Yeah, I mean, any tournament you play in, it's always good to get off to a good start, yeah.

JANICE MOODIE: Definitely. I played really well last year with the status I had and managed to get a two-year exemption off that. This year, I'm 16th on the money list; that's 16th in the world. So I've had a really, really good year. I've done well in Europe, as well, at the same time. I think finished 9th on their money list, and I was second in Japan. All in all, I've had a really good year, worldwide.

JANICE MOODIE: I mean, I had a great year.

JANICE MOODIE: No. What's been done has been done. No need to think about it, until you mentioned it. (Laughter).

JANICE MOODIE: I took last week off. I played in a tournament in Japan and took last week off. I had three cavities filled and a crown. I have a temporary crown on; so that's kind of nice. But it's that time of year where you've got to do that sort of stuff. Last year, it was four (inaudible) and seven cavities and now it's three. Everybody says my smile is so nice. It's just that time of year when you've got to do those kind of things. And last week, I just needed a week off. I was just burnt out, and I'm really, really glad that I did. And this week, I came here refreshed. Right from Monday, all of the sudden, I've practice and more one working on my game. And I'm standing out there at the end of the season wanting to practice. I think a lot of times when you get to this time of year, the enthusiasm is kind of gone because you're sort of getting to the burnt-out stage.

JANICE MOODIE: As I said, I was in Japan and I didn't feel that I played that well, and then I went out and played absolutely shocking at Spanish Bay with my friends and stuff, and that kind of gets you the enthusiasm to play that well when you play as badly as that. It's like something is going wrong here. So I really went back to the drawing board. I had a week where I was on a practice round on my own with nobody else, no distractions, no cell phones, no people coming up to you asking you questions, and I think that really got me focused again.

JANICE MOODIE: As in the score or as in general?

JANICE MOODIE: It's difficult, but when I'm out on TOUR, I try and enjoy myself as much as I can. But at the same time, I realize it's a job and it's a living. Although I like having a good time, I take what I do very seriously. And I think that kind of keeps you going. And I have a routine now where I'll practice right before I play, and once you're out here, you just get into that routine and a very, very real good -- I think when you schedule it, it kind of keeps you on track.

JANICE MOODIE: Exactly. You knew where you were going; you knew where the practice rounds was; you knew where the locker room was; you knew where you were staying; you knew when you get to the airport, you know where you're going. And all those little things that are definitely beneficial to know.

JANICE MOODIE: Glasgow.

JANICE MOODIE: Good question. When I'm on the west coast, I stay at Spanish Bay. I have my friends -- actually the director, Franklin Templeton and it's like a second home. So whenever I'm on the West Coast, I can use the condo at Spanish Bay which is absolutely wonderful. And when I'm on the East Coast, I stay in Orlando with a family that adopted me, Jim and Jan Wood, and they live in Isleworth; so I play and practice in Isleworth the last couple years, and spoiled as hell. In the summertime when the season starts, my boyfriend lives in Cleveland, so I live in Cleveland in the summertime, and that's where my car ends up for about three or four months. And now I just rented an apartment outside of Isleworth a couple miles away; so I finally got my own place.

JANICE MOODIE: I played tennis and I saw him a couple weeks ago.

JANICE MOODIE: Yeah. Ken Griffey wants a game of golf when I go back.

JANICE MOODIE: I wouldn't say they are demanding. I think I've played Spyglass. A really good friend of mine is the head pro there, and that is a very demanding golf course. Isleworth is very demanding, depending on what tees you play. The longer you go, it is more demanding, but Isleworth has been great to me. Just being able to practice, and I don't play there a lot, because I kind of have to play with members and stuff. But I've practiced there a lot and just getting used to Bermuda grass. I've never seen Bermuda grass before. The two are so different; it's great to be able to practice. You get Bermuda when you go to the East Coast, and we play a lot on the East Coast, and then the normal stuff at Spanish Bay.

JANICE MOODIE: Yes, I have.

JANICE MOODIE: Very nice place. The family I stay with are members there.

JANICE MOODIE: Not any time, soon. Really I have the boast of both worlds. And when I go back to Scotland, I live at home with my mom and dad for maybe two or three weeks a year. I just float. I mean, you're never really -- with the life that we lead you're never really in one place long enough to call anywhere home. It's almost gypsy-like.

JANICE MOODIE: I have a management company, IMG, and so everything gets sent to them.

JANICE MOODIE: I have a mobile phone and I have e-mail.

JANICE MOODIE: Anything that comes in gets sent to them. This new place I've got, I'm not even going to tell anybody the address. I don't even know the address, to be honest with you (laughter). There's so many numbers involved that I couldn't even tell you my address. I've been there -- let's see, I've been renting it for about three months now, and I've lived in it for about a week and a half.

JANICE MOODIE: Florida driver's license, and also British driver's license. Both come in very handy if you get caught by a cop.

JANICE MOODIE: Yeah, I'm a resident in Florida. I spend most of my time in Florida in the off-season.

JANICE MOODIE: It would be -- I haven't won a tournament -- I've been so close. I've been knocking on the door. To win one would be -- I've been so close all year, and it would just be the icing on the cake.

JANICE MOODIE: Thanks for reminding me again.

JANICE MOODIE: No, the ball rolled while I was -- it was actually on my downstroke, and I'm sure that I saw the ball. Roll, and the only one that can see it is yourself, and I'm sure it happened; so I called it on myself.

JANICE MOODIE: Yeah. An honest game.

JANICE MOODIE: It's the best field in the world. I mean, look at how many nationalities do we have here. Sweden, Scotland -- two from Scotland, England, Japan, the U.S. .

JANICE MOODIE: I think every TOUR is getting like that. I mean, the PGA TOUR is also coming that way as well. I think it's just the best players are going for the best Tours.

JANICE MOODIE: Very well. I mean, I don't go home much now. I mean, I was back home for a month this year, and when I do go back home, I'm treated very well, but there's a lot of times when you want to go back home and you don't want to be -- (inaudible) -- it's kind of difficult, but I like it. I take my friend out to dinner all the time. Fly them to come see me. That's the way it is.

JANICE MOODIE: Erie, Pennsylvania. My boyfriend, his family, stays there. He's got a very big family. So I won't be skiing -- I'll be sledging.

JANICE MOODIE: After the 4th, so I don't get caught up in this Y2K thing. Anything else about my private life? (Laughter.)

JANICE MOODIE: You're right. It could be that way for the next -- I don't know how long. But, you know, eventually, I want to call somewhere home. And that's the reason I'm renting an apartment because I don't feel that Orlando is going to be like home, home. Although, I really, really like the area. I haven't found my niche yet and there's plenty of great places in the U.S. to live, once I get my green card.