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U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPJuly 8, 2010Inbee ParkPITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, a former U.S. Women's Open champion, Inbee Park; she won at Minneapolis at Interlachen County Club. She's starting off just right this year with a round of 1-under par, 70. Inbee, did you start on the front or back nine? INBEE PARK: Back nine. MODERATOR: You had a couple of bogeys on No. 12 and No. 13. Would you just tell us about those, please. INBEE PARK: No. 12 my driver was in the first cut, but the lie wasn't that good. My second shot went into the left hazard. So it was actually a good bogey. I made a good bogey there, but No. 13 I missed a short one for a par. MODERATOR: Two-putt? INBEE PARK: Yeah. Hit a bunker shot out about three feet. MODERATOR: And then 14 you birdied. INBEE PARK: Right. MODERATOR: What did you hit to the green and how long was your putt? INBEE PARK: 14 was I hit A-Wedge. MODERATOR: A-Wedge? INBEE PARK: A-Wedge, yeah. It was about 20 feet. MODERATOR: And then 17, you birdied that. INBEE PARK: No. 17 was about 40 yards, 40 yards to about 15 feet. MODERATOR: 15 feet? And then 18 you bogeyed. INBEE PARK: Three-putted from left of the green; 8-iron into the green. MODERATOR: And then turning to the front nine, you birdied the fourth hole. What did you hit there, par-5. INBEE PARK: I hit a 54-degree wedge to 15 feet. MODERATOR: And then your final birdie was at No. 6, the par-3. INBEE PARK: No. 6. 8-iron about 10 feet. MODERATOR: Well, what did you think of the golf course overall? Was it as hard as you thought it might be? That's an awfully good round. INBEE PARK: Yeah, it played very tough. It played very tough, as always. I really enjoy being out there. It was really fun out there. I mean, the course wasn't that much fun, but I just found a way to work it out. It was nice. My putting was really good today. I changed my putter this week. I think that was a little bit of a positive sign. MODERATOR: What kind of putter did you have before? INBEE PARK: I had you Rife, and I changed to Odyssey No. 9. MODERATOR: An Odyssey? Okay. Is there a difference in the way the blade is shaped? INBEE PARK: Um, yes. I don't know how to describe, but... MODERATOR: Putters are such weird shapes these days. INBEE PARK: It's a small head, but the shaft is on this side of it. I don't know how to call it. It's like a mallet. MODERATOR: More like a mallet. Q. A backstrike? INBEE PARK: Yeah. MODERATOR: Questions for Inbee? Q. You have pants on and long sleeves. Playing in the heat like this, why did you make that decision? INBEE PARK: Well, actually, this material is supposed to make you cooler when the breeze is blowing. But it was a little bit breezy today, so it was okay out there. I like to wear this, because sun doesn't get onto my arms as much so it gives me a little bit of shade. MODERATOR: Did you wet those sleeves at all? Some of the players wet them and then the evaporation cools. INBEE PARK: No, I didn't. MODERATOR: But you wore long pants today? INBEE PARK: Yeah. I mean, this year I've been wearing pants a lot. I just like it. MODERATOR: It's a fashion statement. All right. Q. Can you talk about what led to changing putters and doing it the week of the Open? A little bit risky, but did you had nowhere to go but up? Just talk about that. INBEE PARK: Last few weeks I was playing -- I was striking the ball very well last few weeks, but I just couldn't putt the way I wanted it. So maybe this week I wanted to give a little bit of a change so that will give me a new start. MODERATOR: How many putts did you have today, do you know? INBEE PARK: I don't know. Something in 20s, I know that. MODERATOR: 20s on these greens is awfully good. Mercy. End of FastScripts |
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