NEW ALBANY GOLF CLASSIC

September 30, 2000

Catriona Matthew

CATRIONA MATTHEW: Yeah, I think I had 248 to the hole. I hit 3-wood to about three feet. So that was a nice way to get the round going. And then I made a sand save on 5 and that was the only green I missed. 6, I had 3-wood just down to the side of the green chipped and holed the putt.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: It was probably about eight feet. 13, yeah, I had a sand iron on to probably 15 feet and holed that one. And on 17, hit 9-iron. I just about spun it back in the hole just about a foot. And then 18, just a little 8-iron to 10, 12 feet and holed that one.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: No, I think I just missed one green, actually, the fifth, and got it in the bunker and got it up-and-down. Holed probably an 8-footer for par. I really played pretty well. Gave myself a lot of chances and didn't really get into too much trouble.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: I was just going out there hoping for -- to have another good driving day, another 68, 67 and I reckon would give me a chance as long as one of the leaders didn't shoot 65 or something today. I mean, as long as you're within three or four shots, I think you'll have a chance tomorrow.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: Yes. I mean, I feel that I'm playing well this week. I really haven't holed a lot of putts. That was really one of the few putts that I actually holed, and so if I can just get a few more putts in tomorrow and keep hitting in close, you never know. I think the more times you're up there, I think one of these times, you're going to come out on top.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: I would say probably my putting. I really probably don't hole enough putts. You know, just some key putts for bogey I kind of missed, and I give myself a lot much chances and don't take advantage of them at times.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: I think probably just keep hitting driver on the holes I've been hitting driver. Basically most of the holes I've been hitting driver, maybe 12 -- a couple of ones, I think I hit a 3-wood. But I think just keep the same.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: Yeah, I think probably 12 and 13. I think I doubled them the first day, both of them -- obviously getting into trouble on them. I think if you hit it in the rough, you really kind of -- it's thicker than it looks. You're maybe struggling to get at the green. And I think obviously 12, 13, maybe 14 with the water, you can kind of have a double quite quickly.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: I would say so. There wasn't much wind. The course is drying out. Yeah, it was quite an easy scoring day. As easy as they come.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: Obviously, I was very disappointed. I thought I had played well over the two years to get in. I mean, I think when you're relying on a wild card pick, this is one of these things where it's up to the captain, and obviously she didn't think I was one of her picks.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: Yeah, I think so. I think obviously maybe a few people going for the last couple of shots, and I think with me being in Scotland, it might give me an added edge of getting one of the picks.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: I mean, obviously, yeah. I don't think I really need to prove anything. I've played well all the last two years. Obviously just not well enough for Dale's reckoning. But obviously to win would be great. I don't feel as I'm going to have to go out there and prove to Dale that I should have been in it.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: Yeah, I think the fact that she's never even contacted you was the worst thing about it, really. Everyone knew who the few people were in for a chance. I mean, two or three phone calls wouldn't have been too hard for her to make. I mean, I think Pat has approached it just in a much better way. She obviously called the people she wasn't going to pick. I mean, obviously, there's some people who are not going to get picked and they are going to be disappointed, and I think they are worthy of a phone call.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: I probably only played about six events in Europe. And so I probably was struggling, really to get in from the automatic pick there. I think the best way to change it would be just to give Top-10s for wherever you get them in the world and still just have the minimum number of events you've got to play in Europe to be eligible.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: Yeah, would I think so. Obviously I don't know quite what Brandie and Annika are going to finish on, but they are probably going to be at least two or three ahead of me; so I reckon I'm going to have to shoot 67, 66.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: No.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: I just really have no interest in going.