FEDEX ST. JUDE CLASSIC

June 11, 1999

Hal Sutton

HAL SUTTON: Starting on 10, I birdied 10 and hit a 7-iron in there about eight feet and made that. Birdied 14, I hit a 3-iron about 12 feet and made that. And then I parred all the way around the 3, and hit a 3-iron in there about 20 feet, and made that for eagle. And then 5, I missed the green just off the right side and chipped it up. Hung on the lip; so, about half an inch putt. And then the last hole, I 3-putted from about 16 or 18 feet behind the hole.

HAL SUTTON: I don't think there is a lot they can do to it. I think it's -- you know, it would probably help a little bit if it rained on it, because then it would play a little bit longer. I think that the greens are a good speed to make putts on, and they are holding well enough that you can hit it pretty close. That makes for good scoring conditions.

HAL SUTTON: On the greens, you mean?

HAL SUTTON: It's playing fast. Hitting irons to all the par 5, it's, you know, except 5. The wind switched on us on 5, and we had to hit wood in there.

HAL SUTTON: I have no idea. I'd say a lot under par, with the way it's playing.

HAL SUTTON: I don't think it's that vulnerable. That's awful low. 16-under; is that what it is? That's awful low. There's only one thing I've got to say: He ain't got but one way he can go. Hard to keep that pace. That's awfully good playing for David, there. My hat's off.

HAL SUTTON: I think it stops the momentum. I had just made a 20-footer to make eagle, and at that point, you're kind of wanting to go. But it could work both ways. If the guy is playing bad, it gives him a chance to regroup.

HAL SUTTON: 36 holes is a lot of golf. I'll play the same strategy tomorrow and Sunday that I'm playing right now, and that's one shot at a time. I can't do anything with David. The only thing I can do -- the only person I can do anything with is me. So David will have to work for David, and I'll have to work for me.

HAL SUTTON: Well, you know, first thing's first. And I think that's -- we've got to play this weekend, and I'll have to take whatever points I can gain by playing this weekend. You know, that's on the back of my mind, but winning this tournament is first thing on my mind.

HAL SUTTON: I'm playing next week, obviously, and then not a real heavy schedule. I mean, I'm playing some, but -- I'm playing the Western. I'm playing the British Open, Buick, PGA. Maybe one or two more in the summer. The World Championships in Akron. I can't think right off the top of my head. It's been a long day.

HAL SUTTON: Yeah. That's not a heavy schedule, but it's enough that I stay in tune playing.