U.S. SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

June 29, 2001

Isao Aoki

ISAO AOKI (Through Translator): He got up early this morning, and he came out and parred 13 and 14, and he -- 12 and 14, and he was happy from there. And that led him through the whole round today. He said he 3-putted 16, but he made good par saving putts on 17 and 18, and that kind of erased it and made things better.

ISAO AOKI (Through Translator): Yes. 4 or 5 feet. He made them both for par.

ISAO AOKI (Through Translator): He says he's on top, so everyone is surprised, so people are real surprised watching TV, he guesses.

ISAO AOKI (Through Translator): The wind was a little different. Yesterday the tough holes were into the wind. Today they were downwind. He made a good putt on 13 yesterday, and that made his putting feel a lot better. So that's leading him -- that was a big key point right there.

ISAO AOKI (Through Translator): He says he's so much older, he's forgot all about it. But since you mentioned it, that's coming back a little bit he said.

ISAO AOKI (Through Translator): He asked him what his chances were for the tournament, and he's not even concerned about that. He said he has to make his own chances.