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WEETABIX WOMEN'S BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

July 30, 2005

Jeong Jang

SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND

PAUL ROVNAK: JJ, thanks for coming in and speaking with us. Another good day for you today.

JEONG JANG: Thank you.

PAUL ROVNAK: Your thoughts about the final round and being in the lead.

JEONG JANG: Yes, I think I kind of surprised myself, like 13 under par, like five shots leading by like 8 under, whatever. But I think I'm kind of surprised and proud of myself. I think I'm just going to be nervous a little bit tomorrow.

PAUL ROVNAK: Can you take us over your score card?

JEONG JANG: I made bogey first hole. Hit a big right driver, so I had to punch out, so I make bogey.

Third, I have 8 iron, six feet, birdie.

4, I had 5 iron, three feet, birdie.

7, I had 8 iron, four feet, birdie.

9, I had 52 wedge, six feet, birdie.

12, 7 iron, hit it in bunker short of the green, 2 putt, bogey.

15, I had driver, and I hit bunker my second shot, so five feet, birdie.

Q. You had a couple of other makeable birdie putts on the back side there that just missed, just misreads or were you starting to feel

JEONG JANG: I think just the greens got slow with the rain, so I didn't hit it good. Just I think I putted short, that's why not going in.

Q. How did you sleep last night? You had a big lead last night, and how did you rest and were you able to

JEONG JANG: I got really big sleep, like 11 hours. (Laughter). Maybe too much sleep.

Q. 12 hours.

JEONG JANG: Okay, I'm going to try.

Q. The greens slowed up today?

JEONG JANG: Yeah, because of the rain I think.

Q. Coming in the last holes, were you playing in the rain?

JEONG JANG: A couple, I'm going to say like seven holes we had rain.

Q. (Inaudible.)

JEONG JANG: Yeah, because I got hungry, I don't have any power. (Laughing).

Q. You'll be playing with the world No. 1 tomorrow.

JEONG JANG: Yes.

Q. How do you feel about that?

JEONG JANG: I think I'm going to be nervous, but I think maybe tomorrow, playing with Annika, just leaders, that makes nervous a little bit. Just keep playing my golf and think about the golf course and not think about Annika, I think just try like that tomorrow.

Q. Can you talk more about that? Obviously she's been winning a lot more, and her experience on Sunday. How nervous and how will that affect you?

JEONG JANG: I was nervous today. I had a couple bad tee shots, a couple on the beginning holes, but still okay, because I'm not really like a big hitter. So I think nervous, that's okay kind of pressure. I think nervous sometimes is fun.

Q. You've never played with Annika?

JEONG JANG: I've played a couple of times with Annika. I played in ShopRite last time, Atlantic City.

Q. You're one of the few players out here without a logo on your hat, is that because you don't have enough sponsors?

JEONG JANG: That's not true. Just not I didn't wash last night, so I didn't wear it. My caddie still is.

Q. Last time you played with Annika, do you remember what stage of the tournament that was, was she leading?

JEONG JANG: I think we played Sunday I think with Annika. I think Annika won the tournament. It was really exciting, like she made birdie and next one we made birdies. Kind of a fun day.

Q. Do you remember what event that was?

JEONG JANG: ShopRite, Atlantic City, this year. She won that tournament I think.

Q. Do you feel if she birdies, that will give you an incentive; do you feed off each other when you play?

JEONG JANG: I think so. I think when I play with Annika, I didn't really notice.

Just I did try to watch her play because she is No. 1 in the world, so like I can learn from her. So I'm just going to do that tomorrow and watch her and what she do and the gallery and her playing, I just want to watch tomorrow, not really like pressure, nervous. Just nervous leading tomorrow, not Annika.

Q. Do you remember, did she have a lead over you?

PAUL ROVNAK: It was a three day tournament and she had a second round lead and won.

Q. Tomorrow are you going to be more conservative? If you shoot a couple under par, you're going to be pretty hard to beat.

JEONG JANG: I think so. I think this course, everybody can shoot like 9 under, 10 under, so I think I'd better play really good tomorrow being like a couple under, just shoot a couple under, not like even par or not like save my score. I think I need to shoot a couple under par tomorrow. Everybody can shoot like 9 under, 10 under this course.

Q. You're saying you won't be intimidated by Annika?

JEONG JANG: I like playing with Annika. It's more fun. A lot of gallery.

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