INGERSOLL-RAND SENIOR TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

November 5, 1999

Jose Maria Canizares

JOSE MARIA CANIZARES: Thank you.

JOSE MARIA CANIZARES: Well, yesterday I missed -- the ball very long today to the pin. My putting yesterday is not very good and then today I hit the ball more close. My putter is working very good today.

JOSE MARIA CANIZARES: Yes, because I make 65.

JOSE MARIA CANIZARES: Yes, on the first I hit a driver, 7-iron. Not close to the pin, maybe 10 yards. Good putt for birdie.

JOSE MARIA CANIZARES: No. 8, I hit a driver, 4-iron. I hit a 9-iron maybe three yards, made birdie. On No. 10, I hit a good driver, pitching wedge, maybe half a yard, less, two feet. No. 12, I hit easy 5-iron. I hit it maybe three yards, good putt. On the number 13, I hit a driver, 3-wood, sand wedge for 80 yards, and that was maybe under three feet, easy birdie. And then 15 -- the par 5, I hit driver, 3-wood, sand wedge, 60 yards to the pin. That putt is maybe one yard and a half, maybe. 16, I hit a good driver, sand wedge, the pin is very short -- short maybe four, five yards or so, maybe.

JOSE MARIA CANIZARES: I don't know. Four yards, five yards, I don't know.

JOSE MARIA CANIZARES: Yeah. I like the course. It's a nice course. Very tough course. Very good course for the competition. But the fairways are wet, and unless you hit a good drive, you need to hit maybe 3- or 4-iron. And the ball is very dirty sometimes, maybe more times than normal. And then it's so difficult with those greens, those greens are very tough, 4, 3 -- yesterday, I hit a good driver, my ball is very dirty. It's over 200 yards to the pin and I need to hit a 3-wood. And I shot maybe 10 yard or so to the pin. That's because the ball doesn't have a chance to fly because it is so difficult. A lot of very nice holes. A little more dry -- dry, the fairway, it's perfect. 18 has got good change, because the hole is very nice for finish. Maybe because the weather is so wet the last few days. Now, it's a little less wet. But the rest is perfect. The bunkers are in perfect condition. The green, it's okay. The greens are good. Too much spikes, you know, more mud in the greens but it's good. Good condition. Very good.

JOSE MARIA CANIZARES: No. He's a good player. I played a few times with him. I play last week. He's a good player. He hit the ball very good and putting very good. Last week, I played with him and I remember, No. 17, it's very tough hole, you know. It's maybe one yard and a half. Super second shot. Super driver. I make four-putt. But he is good player. All my life, I was younger, his pictures in my room, because George Archer for me is one of the best players in the world. Now he has good confidence. He is good, mentally. The game is a little more easy -- I like to play with him because everything for him is so easy, the swing, hit the ball, the chip-in. He is a good chip-in. He's a good player. I'm not surprised.

JOSE MARIA CANIZARES: I expect to play well every week. I play every week for winning. But I'm not winning any tournament. Whole time I play for -- play good.

JOSE MARIA CANIZARES: The problem is it's so cold. It's very difficult. I live in the south. I've played many times in the European TOUR. Four years ago is -- the last time I played in cold weather. I had three years here, and then I forget, for the cold hands. And I don't like it, play with the cold hands because I lose the feeling. But it's difficult for the cold weather because the hand, you know, you lose feeling. Also, when you have it cold, the ball, you know it's not the same as (hitting) for a 26-year-old and the (inaudible) it does not move the same. But I think for the older men the cold weather, it is not very good.

JOSE MARIA CANIZARES: Yesterday is not really cold. It's okay. But today is lovely. Only the last few holes it is very cold. But I think the weather is coming a little before warm; it's perfect.

JOSE MARIA CANIZARES: Today the weather is perfect. Perfect for playing golf. The best weather for play golf.

JOSE MARIA CANIZARES: When you play with your friends, very good friends, it's not easy. Because the whole time, your friends miss, make some mistake, you know, I think you're not happy and sometimes you're more -- concentration for the game for your friend than yourself. I like it more. All the time I play with my friend. When I play bad -- today was lucky because we also play very good, make 3-under par. Me, I make 7-under par today (inaudible) my temperament. I like to play with friend for the practice, not in the tournament. (Inaudible.) Need the more anger, you know.

JOSE MARIA CANIZARES: Yes, yes.

JOSE MARIA CANIZARES: Played a lot. Very good friends. I know Vicente, I know very good, and he knows me very good.

JOSE MARIA CANIZARES: Well, I watch the scores today, just a little in the morning. It's good to know -- the scores are very good. The problem with Valderrama is the wind. If the wind is coming, it's a difficult course. If it's a not coming it's okay.

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