DU MAURIER CLASSIC

July 31, 1999

Catriona Matthew

CATRIONA MATTHEW: Yeah, I don't know whether Laura birdied the last there, but probably two behind. Hit a bad drive off the first, kind of pushed it out to the right. Then just managed to hack it down just to the front of the green and then hit a great chip, chipped in for a birdie. That was a good start for the day.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: Front of the green, maybe 30 feet. 3, hit 7-wood just right to the back of the green and left myself, well, probably about 40-foot putt back down to the front of the green. Hit it to about ten feet, then holed that one for birdie again. Then on 4, I pulled my drive a bit just in the rough, tried to hit 7-wood out; just came up short to the green and chipped to probably about eight feet, just missed the putt. Then just had regulation pars until 10 where I hit a good drive, then just a little 8-iron to about a foot, holed that for birdie. Then 12, hit two good shots just short of the green, probably about 40 yards short of the green; just tried to get kind of too cute with the third shot, left it just short of the green. Then hit a good chip, just missed to about probably two and a half feet, then just pushed the putter. Then 14, again I kind of pulled my drive a little bit. Good shot into the green just going for the middle of the grown, it just ran off to the right a little bit; left myself a long 2-putt. Kind of putt -- the first one, eight feet past. Next one thought I holed it. Just lipped out. 16, 17 I had two good 2-putts for par, and then 18 just a regulation par. I had a chance to go for the green and just kind of thinned my 3-wood and came up short into the rough. Hit on and left myself probably a 15-footer which I missed for birdie.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: 14, 5-iron.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: I didn't play as well today. I think I got a little quick with my swing. So I am pleased really that I held it together and got around even par. So hopefully need to keep it a little slower and smoother tomorrow.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: Yeah, no one really did that much today. Karrie must have had a good score. No one really got away from her, probably one or two back.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: Yeah, I was looking at the board. No one was shooting anything really low. I knew if I could get it around about par, 1-under, I was going to have a chance.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: Yeah, obviously the bogey on 12 was pretty bad. You are looking at 4 there; you are losing probably a shot and a half in the field there. But I mean, I had two good 2-putts on 16, 17. I suppose it probably evens out a little.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: No, not this close going into the last round.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: I think I will just need to try and keep it a bit slower. I think I got a little nervous and a little quick. If I can just keep the ball in play and try and give myself some chances.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: It wasn't very nice to start with. But the back nine there was fine. Nice summer's day in Scotland.