THE SOLHEIM CUP

October 21, 1994

Lora Fairclough

Dale Reid

DALE REID: I felt the Americans were getting off to a good start the way they putted today. They holed a good one at first; it kept them pretty tight to hole after that. Sorry. I think Lora and I just bolted away out there today and Lora played, I thought, very solid today; a lot more solid than I did. And she chipped and putted great today and got us out of a little bit of trouble. And basically, we just really played well together. Good team.

DALE REID: I think on -- I can't remember the holes there. I think on 10 I came up short of the green and she played a superb chip. I thought she had holed it, you know, to about 3, 4 inches. So it was a couple of great chip shots she played out there today which was good considering she is not used to American golf courses. So I was impressed at the time.

DALE REID: From 15 in, I think we 3-putted 15, didn't we? Or no, it was 14, sorry. 14, 3-putted. 15th hole Kelly hit a tee shot into the right-hand trees. I was a little bit too far down the right as well. We checked first to see if the Americans had a shot out of the trees which we felt they didn't really. Lora played a great little shot, you know, turning it around the tree just short of the green. The Americans came out and then came up short of the green for the third shot. I hit a little doosley (sic) chip; went about 2 feet. Bit of a muppet shot.

DALE REID: Yeah, we call it muppet shots.

DALE REID: Ask the caddies.

DALE REID: Little bit worried about a sprinkler head. I wasn't sure what club to play and I ended up just making a hashing chip and as it happened, we came off with half. I think 16th hole, girls both hit good drives down the fairways. The Americans had a terrible lie. They were in a very bad divot. Came up short in the water. I followed them in the water.

DALE REID: 8-iron, and we came out there with a good half as well. I chipped down to about eight feet from the back of the green and Lora holed a great 8-foot putt. And 17 I hit a 7-iron in to about 12 feet and the Americans -- we had already conceded a putt for them to make 4. And Lora holed the putt anyway, so it was a game set match.

DALE REID: I am not sure what Kelly hit off the tee, but I thought she hit a 6-iron and Gary, Lora's caddy, seems to think she hit an 8-iron, but I can't see her hitting 8. Lora only hit an 8-iron in there so I am not 100% sure in there, but she went clean over the back. It just didn't touch the green. So I am not sure. And Tammie didn't really have a good and easy shot from where she was.

DALE REID: No, it was a straight forward shot. I was going to try and cut it in. My main thing was in -- don't be short. Instead of cutting the ball, if I pushed it straight right and lengthwise where it went in -- it was the proper club. I wasn't actually short. It was just a push straight right.

LORA FAIRCLOUGH: I felt pretty good all the way around. I was nervous on the first. I am glad Dale had the first tee shot. I really felt good. I felt in control all the way around. It didn't really get, you know, too hard out there, but I think really because I have got a good par down partner who is so good, she has been there so many times. It was just that steady. Really, that is what won the match at the end of the day.

LORA FAIRCLOUGH: Yes. Exceeded it, really. It is just brilliant. I mean, so many people on the team and Mickey made sure we enjoyed it and I think trying to enjoy it has made it so much easier. You have just got to just try and enjoy and it is just fantastic. I am having a wild of a time. Yes, it is brilliant.

LORA FAIRCLOUGH: Well, obviously, you know, they are going to be shouting a lot harder because they are at home, but we have got -- it does me good anyway when they start roaring it up because it gets me up, so, well, I don't shout back, but I feel like doing it.

LORA FAIRCLOUGH: Yeah. I was on the first the tee. It wasn't so much after that. But they were so nice to play with. They were really nice, nice girls. It made it a lot easier for me.

DALE REID: It was pretty close to Finland; wasn't it? Doesn't Finland have a cross?

DALE REID: Maybe next year, we were discussing that in the trailer, actually we thought maybe when they come over they may raise the Iraqi flag, see how you go with that. No, I am happy. I was on the practice green and tomorrow we will see the change; I am quite happy; so is Pam and so is Katrin so it is nice.

LORA FAIRCLOUGH: Really good.

LORA FAIRCLOUGH: Had about 3 glasses of wine which helped. I slept really good surprisingly. Managed to eat a quite a lot for breakfast so it was good.

LORA FAIRCLOUGH: No, perhaps I probably have one normally.