U.S. WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

August 10, 2000

Marcy Newton

MARCY NEWTON: Way less well (laughter). If that's a word.

MARCY NEWTON: I 3-putted the 1st hole. I 3-putted the 1st hole this afternoon in the quarterfinals, I guess. But Beth and I had such -- Beth and I's match was kind of like no other I played in. We gave a lot of putts to each other. It was nice, it was funny. Usually, a lot of people they make you mark these (indicating). Beth and I gave a lot of putts to each other.

MARCY NEWTON: Yeah.

MARCY NEWTON: I don't know. Like on No. 10 today, I knocked it up there like that (indicating). I had to go to the bathroom. I was kind of standing at the back of the green. She hit her putt up there. I'm like, "That's good."

MARCY NEWTON: It was like three feet evidently. You know, it doesn't matter. It was fun. I 3-putted the first green, so I lost that one.

MARCY NEWTON: Two feet (indicating). Like really short. Then I 3-putted No. 3. Then I 3-putted 9. I didn't play very smart on No. 9. I should have just kind of ^ lagged it up there. I hit it too hard. Missed it coming back. Actually, I didn't hit the ball that bad, but I just didn't putt well at all.

MARCY NEWTON: Right. She made birdie on 13, the par 5. Then I made it on top of her. I think that was kind of it. Then I had to make like a 4- or 5-footer on 14 to have the hole. Those were two pretty good putts I hit to keep my lead.

MARCY NEWTON: My dad? No, my grandpa.

MARCY NEWTON: I think my dad's okay. My grandfather, yeah, he's not so well.

MARCY NEWTON: Well, I was glad I could play well enough to be on TV and play well. I know that they were at home. I'm sure everybody at home was watching. Yeah, it was good for him.

MARCY NEWTON: Well, I haven't played -- actually, I have hit it well all week. After my triple bogey on the 1st hole on Monday, I've played well (laughter). You know, I haven't played in many tournaments this summer. I just kind of worked on my swing. I actually just got a new set of clubs because my brother took my other ones. He plays on the Canadian Tour. We went up to see him for a week. He was hitting the ball bad, so he decided he would try mine. He really liked them. I had to order another set. I actually like these better. The same ones, but a little bit different shift. I've been working on my swing and setup. I'm feeling good about it.

MARCY NEWTON: Scott.

MARCY NEWTON: No.

MARCY NEWTON: Well, I had planned to go to Q school.

MARCY NEWTON: Yes.

MARCY NEWTON: No. Evidently once you put it in the mail, you're a pro. I haven't sent it in yet. It's due the 15th. I'm pretty sure I'm going to do that. It's not definite right now.

MARCY NEWTON: Well, I just have a decision to make about another amateur tournament that I could possibly play in. I don't know. I don't care one way or the other. I feel like I'm playing well now, so I feel like while I'm playing well, I should go to Q school. I don't know. I feel like this other tournament could be fun, too. I don't know. Somebody is going to have to make the decision.

MARCY NEWTON: You know, I never played that well in college. School was hard because I wanted to graduate; I wanted to get a degree. I had to study and kind of work hard on my grades and stuff. Golf wasn't my main focus. You know, I did concentrate and focus on it, but school was my main goal.

MARCY NEWTON: Recreation.

MARCY NEWTON: I'm always nervous before I tee off. I was really nervous, very nervous before I played. You know, I mean, I knew I was playing well, hitting it well. I just wanted to go out and play my game. If it was good enough, it was. It was, thank goodness. I think one of the things that was good that happened on No. 2, I hooked my drive left into the trees, had to punch out, then I knocked it on the green. Beth hit it close, like three or four feet. I made par, so I had -- that's like the longest putt she -- shortest putt (indicating). She had to beat me with birdie. That was good. I didn't like give her the hole. So I thought that was good that I made par the hard way. I think that gave me some confidence, if that made sense.

MARCY NEWTON: Sometimes I can't play well enough. I don't know. I guess I don't want to exert too much energy. But I was two up I guess after 9. I don't even know what it was. I didn't hit it well. I didn't hit it as well as I did in the morning. I didn't putt as well. I wasn't as aggressive. She had missed some greens, was making bogeys. I was just kind of lagging it up there, leaving it too far short, having to work way too hard for some of my other putts. I didn't play as aggressive as I should have.

MARCY NEWTON: I guess was it Aree that won?

MARCY NEWTON: I know she's good. But, yeah, so I know I'm going to have to play good, you know, play like I played against Beth.

MARCY NEWTON: It does, but I don't think I can just rest on that. I still have to play well. I know I'm going to have to play really well in the morning. But at this point it's just fun. It's just whatever now.

MARCY NEWTON: Oh, she did? No. I mean, I didn't even know how old the girl today was. Obviously I know how old the twins are. I don't know. I think what I did today, you know, Beth is one or the best player in amateur golf. Once I beat her, I kind of just sat back, wasn't as aggressive as I should have been in the second match.

MARCY NEWTON: Well, you know, maybe if it weren't Beth. I don't know. It was just so friendly. We were giving putts left and right. I'm not talking like five-footers, but nice-size putts.

MARCY NEWTON: Right. I mean, it was kind of a mutual thing. I mean, they were (indicating). I guess maybe it wasn't that bad. Not usually. I don't usually just give three-footers. I didn't know. Beth is a good putter, she's good. It doesn't matter, you know (laughter).

MARCY NEWTON: It is. Obviously I played against Beth all through college. She definitely had a better college career than I did, and her team did, too. This is the first time I've ever played Beth in matchplay. That was fun.

MARCY NEWTON: Two years ago.

MARCY NEWTON: Grace.

MARCY NEWTON: I did. I played well. I was actually up on Grace, two up. There was a really long rain delay and then the tables turned, so. She beat me like 2-1.

MARCY NEWTON: One.

MARCY NEWTON: I did.

MARCY NEWTON: It's called the Brian Invitational, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Wake Forest and UNCG's tournament.

MARCY NEWTON: Yes.

MARCY NEWTON: Honorable mention.

MARCY NEWTON: You know, I've been here before. I knew that I was playing well and hitting it well. I didn't put any huge expectations, but just wanted to play my game and see how far I could go.

MARCY NEWTON: You don't want to know.

MARCY NEWTON: I qualified as an individual to go to NCAAs. I played miserable NCAAs.

MARCY NEWTON: Yes, both of them.

MARCY NEWTON: Well, my swing.

MARCY NEWTON: They're the clubs my brother took. It's mainly my setup and my swinging. Nothing major, but it made a big difference.

MARCY NEWTON: Uh-huh, definitely. I think so. I think it's helped. I don't have to go home and study and write papers and all that stuff.

MARCY NEWTON: No. Actually, I wanted to get the shaft changed on mine anyways. He liked them. They were perfect for him. It didn't matter. I got mine like two days later, so.

MARCY NEWTON: Well, I played Nationals, then I did -- I tried to qualify for The Open. I did the US Japan college matches, but that's it.

MARCY NEWTON: I had to do an internship this summer for my major. I had to do ten weeks, 400 hours.

MARCY NEWTON: Yes.

MARCY NEWTON: I did it at home at a golf course. That took up a lot of time. To get my degree, I had to do it.

MARCY NEWTON: Yes.

MARCY NEWTON: I did like directing golf clinics, camps, tournaments, stuff like that.