Q. How many times have you played these courses, rough estimate over your years?
DAVID PEOPLES: I can remember playing it in a junior tournament here, back when they had Florida PGA Juniors here when I was probably 16 - 15 or 16. I played a lot all the mini-tours, the Florida mini-tour. I have played so many rounds of golf out here it's amazing. I can't count them all.
Q. Does that help?
DAVID PEOPLES: Oh, yeah. I think so. It's almost like even if you are not playing well, somehow you find a way to score good. That doesn't happen very often on other courses around the Tour. It's just -- you kind of have an idea where to hit it and how to play it.
Q. Ever seen it in better shape before?
DAVID PEOPLES: Not that I can remember. Of course I am 43 so I can't remember too far back. The Palm course was awesome, never seen it that good.
JOAN vON THRON: More comfortable on one course than the other.
DAVID PEOPLES: A little bit more comfortable on the Mag. But the Palm has got some pretty dicy little shots on it, good golf course, a lot of water and some good driving holes.
Q. Do you buy the assertion that's the easier of the two because it's the shorter of the two?
DAVID PEOPLES: No, I don't. I think if you are probably really on your swing, you are swinging really well, I can see that being the case. But if you are a little bit, you know, a little bit up in the air your confidence in your swing, it is a little bit harder.
Q. Inspired by seeing an old man, 40, like Vijay having a year like he's having?
DAVID PEOPLES: He's younger than me. He's 40, but look at what kind of shape he's in. He's in incredible shape and it's not surprising at all to see what he can do. The flexibility he has, he has a great swing, he's big, he's just an athlete. He is a great athlete. So his age -- I think he will be doing this when he's 50, I am sure, on the Tour.
Q. Do you think he is misunderstood?
DAVID PEOPLES: Yeah.
Q. How so?
DAVID PEOPLES: He's all about the game. The game is real important to him. He works very hard at it. And it's almost like -- seems like when he talks to the media it's almost like a guy that's not confident with the putting stroke going -- walking on the green. I think when he walks into the media room he probably feels like a guy that is not confident with his putting stroke when he walks on the green and has a 3 -footer he's like, well, what is going to happen now. He is a great guy. I do think he's misunderstood.
JOAN vON THRON: Thank you.
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