HIDEMICHI TANAKA: I didn't have any -- I didn't have too many big mistakes, and my putts and my shots were very good.
JOHN BUSH: Can you take us through your round with your birdies and your one bogey?
HIDEMICHI TANAKA: I don't remember too much, but anyhow, driver, 3-wood, 20 yards to the 3rd shot to about 9 feet. Driver, approximate 15-yard approach shot, about 10 centimeters which is about what, 5 inches, 6 inches.
JOHN BUSH: Number 16.
HIDEMICHI TANAKA: 7-iron about -- a little less than 15 feet, I think.
JOHN BUSH: 18.
HIDEMICHI TANAKA: 9-iron, 2nd shot, 146 yards to about 12 feet.
JOHN BUSH: And No. 2.
HIDEMICHI TANAKA: 3-wood, 91 yards left, wedge, about 6 feet.
JOHN BUSH: Bogey on No. 3.
HIDEMICHI TANAKA: 169 left, used a 7, it was short about 10 yards and 3rd shot went over to 6 feet, 2-putt bogey.
Q. What hole was that?
HIDEMICHI TANAKA: That's the bogey on No. 3.
JOHN BUSH: No. 3, his 12th. And the 7th hole?
HIDEMICHI TANAKA: 145 left, used a pitching wedge, right collar of the green, used a putter from the fringe. It was about 20 feet.
JOHN BUSH: Then on No. 9?
HIDEMICHI TANAKA: Used a 2-iron off the tee, about 118 left, 2nd shot used a wedge. It actually -- it bounced about 6 feet past the hole, spun back, hit the cup, lipped out and about maybe a foot left.
Q. 118 yards, you say?
HIDEMICHI TANAKA: 118, yes.
JOHN BUSH: Questions?
Q. Is this your first time playing the golf course and how did you like it?
HIDEMICHI TANAKA: Yes. This is first time. Now I really like it.
JOHN BUSH: Anything else? Okay. Thank you for stopping by. Good luck tomorrow.
HIDEMICHI TANAKA: Thank you.
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