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LPGA CORNING CLASSIC

May 27, 2005

Sherri Turner

CORNING, NEW YORK

JOEL LAMP: We've got Sherri Turner here in the interview room, our current leader 1 under par today. Let's start off, we'll go over your score card. You teed off on

No. 10 and birdied No. 11.

SHERRI TURNER: I actually putted in from off the fringe, so that was a bonus there. I think I hit a 7 iron in there and was a little above the hole and putted in from off the fringe.

13, I hit a really good drive, but mis hit my second shot and I chipped it in, so I was very pleased with that. I chipped in from the front of the green.

JOEL LAMP: What did you hit in there?

SHERRI TURNER: 9 iron.

JOEL LAMP: You made the turn at 2 under, 8 under par for the tournament, and then bogeyed 1 and 2.

SHERRI TURNER: No. 1, I hit the green and three putted. I left my first putt probably eight or ten feet short. That was a new pin. I don't remember it ever being there. We all kind of struggled with it in our group. I think we all made bogeys there. I think we all three putted the green.

JOEL LAMP: How far was your first putt?

SHERRI TURNER: I was 35 feet or 40 feet short of the hole and then left my putt maybe six or seven feet short.

The second hole was just disastrous from the start. I hit my tee shot left, tried to hit a shot I probably shouldn't have tried to hit, but I thought I could reach the green still, and hit it left. I decided to just punch it out into the fairway thinking I could still make a 5. I hit my pitch probably 15, 20 feet past, made bogey. I was glad to get off that hole. That was tough.

JOEL LAMP: You recovered with a birdie at No. 5.

SHERRI TURNER: Yes, I actually almost made an eagle there. I hit my 6 iron in there and hit it really nice and went past the hole. I had about probably a 30 footer, made birdie there, 2 putt birdie.

Then I think I just parred in from there. I think I hit the greens from there and just 2 putted the rest of the way.

It was a little bit of a different round today. It was interesting because there was no wind, but I wasn't quite hitting the ball as crisp today, especially in the middle of the round; I lost it for a few holes. The biggest difference, other than those two holes, was maybe my putting. Yesterday I made more putts than I made today. That's basically it.

JOEL LAMP: Questions?

Q. (No microphone.)

SHERRI TURNER: I think I shot my low round the second day in '88. I don't know if you guys have looked back in the record books or not. I shot a 63 and I think it was the second day. I don't know. I would say that well, 63. Yesterday I played well, I putted well. Today, a little bit of a struggle and my putting was not as good. So I would say that's probably the difference. My putting was not quite as good today. I remember in '88 that I made a lot of putts when I shot 63, although I did have one 3 putt, I remember that, because it was my next to last hole.

Q. (No microphone.)

SHERRI TURNER: I'm very pleased with where I am right now. This is the kind of course I mean, you have to play every shot. You can't fall asleep on any shot on this course, whether it's a putt or off the tee or into the green. I'm trying to just do that. I'm just trying to play one shot at a time.

Today on No. 2 I probably got a little bit ahead of myself, thinking I can still make a birdie and I need to get it down there, and I probably should have played smart and played for par.

I think my game you know, I obviously haven't been playing as consistent as I was when I came here in '88, but I feel good about where my game is now.

Q. (No microphone.) Do you think that helped you at all?

SHERRI TURNER: I think it probably did. I got off to a good start today. I had some opportunities today that I missed, too. I hit it close on 14, but I was above the hole. I was maybe 5 feet there and I missed that putt for birdie. I made some good putts for par saves.

Yes, I definitely was glad I had an early start today, because when you play well and you haven't played well in a while, you know, and you have more time to think about what you did, you don't really want to do that. I was very happy that I had an early tee time today. I think it's very scoreable out there today and I think you're going to see some low scores, whether it's Annika or someone else.

I don't really know what anyone else is doing from the morning round. It's very scoreable. It's just a matter of getting the ball off the tee.

Q. (No microphone.)

SHERRI TURNER: What do you mean? Like playing early?

Q. Is it helpful?

SHERRI TURNER: Yes, because I think we were pretty lucky today, this morning. I don't know what the forecast is for the afternoon, but I know that originally it was for rain in the afternoon and I was pretty pleased. I was thinking I had a good tee time the first two days, for sure.

Q. (No microphone.)

SHERRI TURNER: Well, I'm going to go have some lunch and regroup and figure out what I need to work on. I definitely need to go hit a few balls and a few putts. I feel pretty good about where I am.

This afternoon I have to return some things at the mall I bought a few days ago and see if I can get a new cell phone, since my Sprint phone service is not working here. And I know they have a Sprint store in the mall, so I'm going to go over there and maybe upgrade my phone. Forget about golf for a few hours this afternoon.

Q. (No microphone.)

SHERRI TURNER: It's really nice, especially being here. I feel good about being here and playing well. I can draw on my good memories being here and playing well. I've played well here a lot of years. Other than winning, I've had a lot of good finishes, and I'm looking forward to the weekend. I think it will be fun.

JOEL LAMP: Thanks a lot, Sherri. Good luck.

End of FastScripts.

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