NEW ALBANY GOLF CLASSIC

September 28, 2000

Dina Ammaccapane

DINA AMMACCAPANE: I hit 7-iron to about five feet.

DINA AMMACCAPANE: I hit 9-iron in the water. Went up to the drop zone, hit it long, and 3-putted from the fringe, from the back fringe. 3-putted the next hole, pin-high. 16, hit it -- tapped it in -- it almost went in the hole. I hit it about 60 yards. Just went over the edge. Next, probably made an 18 -, 20-footer. And 1, made about a 15-footer there. 2, it was probably about 12 feet. 3 was long, about 25 feet. Next, hit it right in the front of the green and chipped up to about a foot. 8, I had 85 yards. I hit sand wedge about five feet. 9, I hit 8-iron to about -- six, seven feet. My distance is horrible. 8 and 9, hit sand wedge.

DINA AMMACCAPANE: We were standing there. We were waiting for the -- waiting for the group in front to get off the green, and the volunteer was about, I don't know, 10 feet behind me. And he says, "Are you Danielle's sister?" And I turned around and I said yes. And he goes: "She hit it in the water here." And I'm just shaking my head, I'm look -- my caddy walked up and I go, "I really didn't need to hear that." So what did I do? I hit it in the water and made triple. I was not happy. I mean, comments like that happen a lot. And yeah, we are sisters, but just leave it at that. I didn't need to know that. And I proceeded -- then I carried it on to the next hole, because I hit a good shot in there and I 3-putted. And then after that -- I had to settle down.

DINA AMMACCAPANE: On 16, we were joking -- I almost holed out for a 3 and I tapped in for a birdie and I got to the next tee and I looked at my group and I said, "Do you think Danielle hit it that close?" Sometimes I can be smart, a little bit. But we joked. And then I birdied another hole. I go, "Do you think Danielle birdied the last?" We were joking about it afterwards, because I had to.

DINA AMMACCAPANE: No. He was just on that tee. So my caddy goes: "You'd better not be there tomorrow morning, because I'm going to send him far away." Well, you know, if he's there tomorrow and he says -- you know, he could say the same thing to Danielle. He could turn around and go: "Well, your sister hit it in the water here, too." I hope he just doesn't say something like that.

DINA AMMACCAPANE: Oh, I've had many more. I've had 7 birdies and an eagle and shot 1-under. This does not surprise me. It won't surprise my father when I call him, either.