NEW ALBANY GOLF CLASSIC

September 29, 2000

Dina Ammaccapane

DINA AMMACCAPANE: Birdied 2 and 3. 2 from about eight feet. 3, I holed it out from the bunker. Lucky it went in. Just leave it at that. Green-side bunker. 5, I birdied. That was about twelve feet. 6, I missed a short one for birdie. 8, I birdied. Made a good one there, probably 25, 30-footer. That was it. Bogeyed 9. Bogeyed 12 again. Bogeyed 13. Birdied 16. And parred in. 16, tapped it in. Six inches. I actually hit a good shot. The chip hit the hole, then I just missed the putt. It wasn't a very good putt. Actually the chip wasn't close, but. . . 13, right in the trees, punched out, 200 front and tried to go for it and then hit in the water. I had about a 30-yard lob shot over the water, hit it close, made the putt for bogey. I think that was it. I hit every green from 14 on.

DINA AMMACCAPANE: I think the putts are falling. I haven't been feeling that well this week. I came from the Pro-Am feeling a little sick. Sometimes when you are sick it helps, too. I think the putts are just going in. I just seem to finish the years -- every year I always finish pretty strong, it seems like. I played well here last year so I have good thoughts. I always get off to a slow start; even more so this year because my sister had a baby and I didn't want to be away in Hawaii or Australia. And, of course, the birth of a child is, you know, once in a lifetime, especially the first one, so I wanted to be there for that.

DINA AMMACCAPANE: I hit the green. I said to Murry, I said, I am doing about 5 better right now (laughs).

DINA AMMACCAPANE: No, I think he skipped town. I don't know where he is.

DINA AMMACCAPANE: I think maybe because you don't really have the energy or you just kind of -- your swing is a little easier and your rhythm is probably a little better. You don't try as hard. Sometimes you put the pressure on yourself.

DINA AMMACCAPANE: I have no idea.

DINA AMMACCAPANE: Yeah, Monday night. I think it is just one week wearing shorts; next week we are in our parkers. That is what it feels like.

DINA AMMACCAPANE: I am going to try to do what I did the first two days and this -- I am putting really well and if I keep putting well, keep hitting the greens, just give myself a lot of chances. I can't control what everyone else is doing. If it's my week, let it be. If I don't play well, it is not because I am sick. No excuses. (laughs).

DINA AMMACCAPANE: When I finished second in Springfield, she is in the room next to me, screaming every morning at 5:30. She had me up. She was teething really bad that week. I don't stay with them too much. My sister's husband is out quite a bit. He works while he is on the road and helps. We try to stay in the same hotel a few doors down. She is good. She is a lot better now, though. She is seven months, so she helps with those bad rounds, I come back and she smiles at you and you forget about everything. She is cute.

DINA AMMACCAPANE: Laura Ann.

DINA AMMACCAPANE: No, she didn't come this week. Too far for one week.

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