THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP

March 25, 2000

David Duval

DAVID DUVAL: I will just keep playing and just keep trying to get some good things out of it. I played very well today; had a lot of nice chances to make a good score. I mean, I didn't have a bad score still. But two birdies and 16 pars and a lot of putts I felt like I missed.

DAVID DUVAL: I think 18 is far more difficult than 17. For me, wind like this, it is not too bad. But I don't know, it is kind -- the problem you run into is that the dogleg is at that -- it is at that perfect distance where you got to work it around the water a little bit. You can't just hit it straight; at least, for me, with my length. So, last couple of days I had to hit driver, and I never play with drivers on that hole. I always hit 3-woods. Got to play with a 3-wood today, hit right out there on the right side of the fairway. Then hitting it into the green -- some of these pins are -- that back pin like they will have tomorrow is very, very -- you have to get close to. Today, virtually impossible to hit it close. Then you are facing 30-footers on fast greens and you never know.

DAVID DUVAL: Well, you know, I don't think it stops unless if you hit a good tee shot then -- and if you got a club in your hand that you can play with, 6- or 7-iron you might not be as nervous, but if you hit it back there and you got 4-iron in there, that one is not exactly fun either because there is nowhere to miss. You can't miss right and you can't miss left. So you are going to make a bogey either way. So it is hard.

DAVID DUVAL: I think the golf course is there. It's playing pretty easy.

DAVID DUVAL: Yeah, I mean, considering where you are; what the tournament is and how hard the greens are and how deep the rough is, it is playing very easy. It is there. I think you are seeing some good scores and some, I think, from the people who are playing well, also seeing some bad scores from people who are just off. That is about where you want a golf course to play.

DAVID DUVAL: Might not use one tomorrow. Use a long one like my dad.

DAVID DUVAL: Yeah, I am just like everybody, got a room full of putters and none of them work. I don't know, I will try to remember to bring one tomorrow, just -- I don't know what. Go to the pro shop, support the Tour. Like Carlos, right?

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