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WGC CADILLAC CHAMPIONSHIPMarch 9, 2012Martin KaymerMIAMI, FLORIDA Q. A 64 today, after not the best start to yesterday's round, just talk about the difference in the two days for you? MARTIN KAYMER: Well, to be honest it was maybe a little bit easier to play today. But I hit a lot of fairways, a lot of greens today, and I think the key on that golf course is to hit fairways and then you can create birdie chances. And I had only 25 putts today, so obviously I was putting fairly well. And that's why I think I shot a lot better score than yesterday. Q. What was 18 playing today versus yesterday? MARTIN KAYMER: 18 was very similar. Maybe the wind was not as strong as yesterday, but the wind direction was a little bit more into today. So it played pretty much the same, the same length. It's just‑‑ it's a little weird, you're sitting on 18, on the 18th fairway and you feel like you're playing a par 5 and then you go on No. 1 and it's like a par 5 becomes a par 4. You know, so it evens out. Q. What happened on 18? MARTIN KAYMER: I missed a tee shot on the right, into the right rough and I gave myself a really good chance for a fairly easy up‑and‑down, and hit it a little bit fat. Had a seven‑footer for par and unfortunately missed it a little, and so made bogey there. Q. The eagle on 10, I know it was a 45‑footer; what were you trying to do on that hole? MARTIN KAYMER: The pin was short, it's just on the green and I was a little bit short of the green, so it was a quite difficult putt. To be honest with you, I was just trying to hit it close and make my four, you know. But fortunately it went in. Q. What's your schedule leading into Augusta? MARTIN KAYMER: I have three weeks off. Q. Is that the same as last year? MARTIN KAYMER: Last year I had three weeks off, too, yeah. Q. Do you like it that way? Or what seems to be working? I know you're having trouble‑‑ MARTIN KAYMER: So far, it hasn't worked in Augusta (laughing). But I feel a lot better about my game this year. I've changed a few things in my swing, and they are working fine. And I will go a little bit earlier to Augusta, maybe the weekend before, try to get ready that way. Q. There was a lot of attention on you being the No. 1 ranked player in the world going into the Masters last year. You go in there with a little lower profile this year; do you welcome that or do you think it might help you play better? MARTIN KAYMER: Well, of course, when you are entering a tournament as the No. 1 in the world, you will get more attention straightaway automatic. This year will be definitely a bit more relaxed I guess, yeah. Q. Last year you said you thought the course didn't suit you. What is it about the course that you're struggling with? MARTIN KAYMER: It's just, you know, a few tee shots that it doesn't really suit my eye. You have those golf courses once in awhile. But the great thing is, it's the biggest challenge that I have, and I look really forward to go back to Augusta and try to battle that challenge. I feel better about my game. I can shape the ball more these days than last year, so it shouldn't be that much of a problem this year. Q. Also, you said that you might talk to Bernhard Langer about how to play it better; have you talked to him about it since last year? MARTIN KAYMER: No, not yet. We sat down last year on Saturday and Sunday and we talked a little bit. We definitely are going to play a practice round together on Tuesday or Wednesday. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports |
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