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P&G BEAUTY NW ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY JOHN Q. HAMMONS

July 4, 2008

H.J. Choi

ROGERS, ARKANSAS

ASHLEY CUSHMAN: H. J., thanks for coming in and joining us today. A great round out there. A 6-under par 66. Looks like you're currently tied for second place after the first round. Can you just talk about how you played and how you feel?
H.J. CHOI: I went out this morning 7:00, it was like pouring. So wet. But after five-hour, they're great.
My putting really well. Tee shot very well. I had a seven birdie, one bogey. That's good. Fantastic.
ASHLEY CUSHMAN: And now you have a wait before you play again tomorrow. So any ideas what you are going to do with your time between now and maybe tomorrow afternoon?
H.J. CHOI: Maybe be happy and very relaxed. And I am going to enjoy my play.
ASHLEY CUSHMAN: All right. Can we go over your scorecard, your birdies and bogeys, one bogey?
H.J. CHOI: Yep.
ASHLEY CUSHMAN: You want to start with the birdie on the 12th hole, your third.
H.J. CHOI: 12, birdie. 15, birdie. 16, bogey. 17, 18, birdie. How?
ASHLEY CUSHMAN: Yeah. How. Will you do your approach shot and how close?
H.J. CHOI: I hit tee shot, 5-iron, second shot 160. It was 160, and two feet.
15, Par 3. It hit 8-iron, six feet.
ASHLEY CUSHMAN: What happened on the bogey on 16?
H.J. CHOI: 16, missed tee shot right side. So couldn't make the birdie.
ASHLEY CUSHMAN: Okay. Birdie on 17?
H.J. CHOI: Yeah. 5-iron, tee shot (inaudible.)
ASHLEY CUSHMAN: Nice putt. Birdie on 18?
H.J. CHOI: Yep. Six feet.
ASHLEY CUSHMAN: What club?
H.J. CHOI: 52. Tee shot driver, 5-wood, 52.
ASHLEY CUSHMAN: To how close?
H.J. CHOI: Six feet.
ASHLEY CUSHMAN: Birdie on 1?
H.J. CHOI: 1, driver, and seven-yard, 56, and ten feet.
ASHLEY CUSHMAN: (No microphone.)
H.J. CHOI: 3-wood, tee shot, 5-iron, 8-iron third, 12 feet.
ASHLEY CUSHMAN: And birdie on 5?
H.J. CHOI: 5, 3-wood tee shot, pitching wedge, like eight feet.
ASHLEY CUSHMAN: All right. Questions for H. J.?

Q. H. J., I was asking Shawn here about the boxing glove on your bag. What's the purpose of that? And I know a lot of players use-- their bags are kind of their identity but there's a boxing glove on one of your clubs.
H.J. CHOI: I really like boxing. So like to fight.

Q. Is that huge in your country, in Korea, or is that something that you watch out here?
H.J. CHOI: No.

Q. No? Okay. I was asking your caddie awhile ago, he said the boxing glove, it sort of fits your personality. Are you kind of like a fighter, a scraper on the course?
H.J. CHOI: Yeah. (Laughter.)
(From translation.) It's because I have a lot of ups and downs. So that's why.

Q. H.J., you had four straight birdies, 17, 18, 1 and 2, and you had the bogey that 16. Do you think that was kind of --
H.J. CHOI: That makes me upset.

Q. Do you think that was -- I mean, was that kind of because of the bogey on 16? Did you -- after 16, were you pretty angry; were you pretty determined to get it back on the right track? I mean, what kind of went through your mind after 16; did you really feel like you had to do something well there?
H.J. CHOI: Yeah, 16 I was pretty -- I missed three feet putt.
(From translation.) After making that short three feet putt on 16, missed the putt on 16, I just really try to get myself together and concentrate on the next four holes, the next hole, and that's what really kept me going.

Q. Looks like looking at the leader board there's a lot of Korean players right at the top. Are you guys very competitive amongst one another or are you very supportive amongst one another? Is there a rivalry between you guys? How is that? Be honest. (Laughter.)
H.J. CHOI: (From translation.) I think it's not being supportive it's more of competitive side.
ASHLEY CUSHMAN: H. J., a great round.
H.J. CHOI: Thank you.

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