U.S. WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

August 13, 1999

Kellee Booth

KELLEE BOOTH: Well, it meant a lot. I just think I'm more emotional about this because I know it's my last amateur tournament, and I just kind of wanted to win this one. But Dorothy played great. I just didn't have my A game today. The putts weren't going in. That was pretty much the difference.

KELLEE BOOTH: No. 8, I just pulled my 7-iron into the green, and then I hit a really good chip and left myself a tough putt. I thought it was going to roll down more, and I left myself about six feet, right-breaker. And I was having problems with those. I don't know, just didn't quite read it right. Didn't hit it on line and missed that one. On 9, I pulled my tee shot again. It was a 6-iron. And just didn't hit the chip hard enough, and left myself another right-breaker. And then I hit it too hard and moved it right through the break.

KELLEE BOOTH: We couldn't go anywhere.

KELLEE BOOTH: I just didn't see the lines right today. You have days like that when -- usually I don't, like, look ahead from the other side very often. And today I found myself looking at it from the other side a lot more, only because I wasn't seeing it right away from the side behind the ball. So just trying to get myself another look at it.

KELLEE BOOTH: I felt I could. I missed the tee shot on 12 and left myself behind the tree. And I thought I hit a really good shot, and it didn't get up. Of course, the ball was sitting right on a tuft of grass, so I missed the chip and I went right under it. So I ended up losing that hole. On 13, I really thought I made the putt. It's hard to believe on about a 15-footer you've got to play 10 feet of break. You know, it was basically a 90-degree putt. On 14, I hit a really good shot. On 15, I was a little distracted by the guy that was standing by the bunker, and I almost killed him. Not meaning too, obviously. But having people in front of me in my line of sight is somewhat frustrating. And then 16, I thought I chipped it in. There was some mud on the ball and I think it kicked it a little off line. But other than that, I was only 1-over, so I can't be too disappointed with it.

KELLEE BOOTH: She was playing really well. Hitting her irons in there real close, giving herself lots of opportunities to make putts. And she rolled them in today.

KELLEE BOOTH: Not to worry about it. That I've had a really good summer. Semifinalist isn't bad.

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