U.S. SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

June 29, 2000

Bruce Fleisher

BRUCE FLEISHER: I am going to take that, and I am going to sign it.

BRUCE FLEISHER: That is pretty good. I had no idea. I had no idea. I think Dave and myself were kind of playing off each other. He is very comfortable to play with. And it is a great day.

BRUCE FLEISHER: I felt very relaxed today. I can't even tell you why. I didn't feel like I struck that ball all that phenomenal. I hit a lot of close shots there during that eight-birdie swing and had my putter going until that very last putt. But three more days. This sort of golf course, like I said it before, you have got to stay in the fairway. It's the only way you could be competitive. And if I continue to drive the ball the way I did today, hopefully by the end of the week, the last nine holes I can put myself in position.

BRUCE FLEISHER: No. 1, it will set us back tomorrow if these guys don't get back out. I don't know what time they will start them off tomorrow, but it may back us up a little. It is going to slow things up. Maybe the pins will be more sensible, as far as hitting into them. It will certainly help a player, I think, quite a bit.

BRUCE FLEISHER: Well, you know, I said going into today that I am going to really try to treat this -- I put a lot of pressure on myself because of obviously what I have done the past year and a half. A lot of expectations; that may be overdone on my part; whether it is family or friends, a lot of people expect -- and I really wanted to go into this Championship with a different attitude. I think winning this tournament will be wonderful. Again, I don't think you can win 'til you are in position to win. There is a lot of golf left. I feel very proud, very fortunate to be here at this moment in time. Today was a special day that I am going to remember for a long time. But there is three more days, and I am not going to put my big foot in my mouth to make any predictions, because I know how difficult this course can be.

BRUCE FLEISHER: I had wedges in my hands on the three birdies. Obviously, they looked very well. Birdie on 11. Hit a good 3-iron up there about eight feet. That is a hard hole (inaudible). My 6-iron worked very well today. I hit three 6-irons to three different par 3s, and hit pretty good shots to them, with the exception of maybe 17. So I hit a good 6-iron to 4, a good 6-iron to 9. Probably my wedge today.

BRUCE FLEISHER: 13 1/2.

BRUCE FLEISHER: Absolutely. 5th hole I birdied. That is beautiful. Let's go to the 6th, then I will think of the 5. 6 is par 5. Hit driver, 3-iron pitching wedge to about eight, ten feet; made that. Yeah, okay. I hit a driver, 9-iron on 5 to about a foot. Almost made two. I birdied 8. 8-iron, a wood and 8-iron to about three feet. Made that putt. 9, I think was the longest putt I made all day. 6-iron to about 15 feet; I made that. On 11, I hit a 6-iron to about eight feet. Opportunity on 12, but I missed that. 14, 15, 16 I hit wedges. They all were really between two and three feet. Then I have that blip on 18, which it's a pretty difficult putt. Straight downhill. Both Dave Stockton and Joe Inman missed their putts on the right. I got a little cute with it. Didn't hit a very good putt.

BRUCE FLEISHER: I thought the greens had a very good speed to it today. I thought they were faster yesterday for some reason. I think the weather had a lot to do with it. I think the weather, staying overcast all day, didn't allow the golf course really to dry the way maybe the USGA wanted it to, where the greens would become a little bit more firm and a little faster. So I think the overcast today -- of course, now it is raining like cats and dogs. God knows what it is going to be like tomorrow. There was no wind today whatsoever. Absolutely perfect conditions.

BRUCE FLEISHER: Oh, I think it will back up as time progresses, but again, you know, the first few days you are really trying to jockey position. I think you see it in a major, with the exception of Tiger Woods maybe, things tend to back up. I think the weather was the winner today - cool temperatures; overcast; it kept the course under control and there was absolutely no wind whatsoever to affect it. If it gets windy tomorrow, hot, dried out, you will see a different golf course altogether.

BRUCE FLEISHER: Yeah, I saw him eating peanuts, he didn't offer me any peanuts. I think so. I think when a player is playing well, the other one tends to play well. I said earlier, Dave is very comfortable to play with. I enjoy Dave Stockton and he is a true champion in his own right. He had a very good round today and hit the ball very well.

BRUCE FLEISHER: Last year?

BRUCE FLEISHER: Did it bother me? Should it have? I didn't care for that golf course. No, it was a great week. I am human. I didn't play very well. Again, everybody does things differently and I have always said, I am thrilled to be here. I just hope I make the cut tomorrow. You never know.

BRUCE FLEISHER: Not really because I only really played the back 9 once. I only played nine holes yesterday, so I wasn't real -- even though I was familiar in my mind, and the pictures I could draw up in my mind, no, I think out there I wasn't really looking to score. Just go kind of one shot. You try to hit the fairway; try to hit the green. I had a very good stretch there with three holes - kind of uplifted me. Then obviously I knew what was going on. But, no, not when I made that putt on 11. Just glad to get through that hole. Let's go home and let's eat!