Q. Do you and Tiger have your own private competition out there today?
RETIEF GOOSEN: No, we didn't. We were both trying hard. His round could have been lower. He struggled a bit with the putter on a couple of holes. He played actually better than me. He just putted worse than me. That was the difference.
Q. Tomorrow what do you have to do? Kind of go out and get out in front of the two leaders, see where it takes you?
RETIEF GOOSEN: Yeah. It all depends what the weather is doing tomorrow. If it's going to be like this again, I'm probably going to shoot another 8-under or 9-under to give myself a chance. I'm probably thinking four or five behind starting in tomorrow.
You're going to need a low one tomorrow to catch the guys up there.
Q. Did you feel like coming into the tournament that you were in good shape, ready to go, refreshed?
RETIEF GOOSEN: Well, that's pretty much the last thing I felt. The first round of golf I played was on Monday in a month. First time I hit some balls in a month was probably last Sunday. I came here pretty rusted.
On Tuesday, the face of my driver cracked. I had to get a new driver. I'm not all that comfortable off the tee. But my iron play is getting better. Today I shaped the ball a lot better into the greens to give myself the birdie chances.
Q. Do you prefer the wind in this direction, the opposite direction, I guess?
RETIEF GOOSEN: You know, the Front 9 I think probably plays obviously easier with this wind. The Back 9 plays a bit tougher. It's going to be vice versa if the blows the other way. I'm not sure what's forecast is for tomorrow, but I think it's probably going to be the same.
THE MODERATOR: Retief, thanks for coming by. Good luck tomorrow.
RETIEF GOOSEN: Thank you.
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