INTERNATIONAL PRESENTED BY QWEST

August 2, 2001

Chris Riley

CHRIS RILEY: First of all, going into today's round, I had to withdraw from the Pro-Am yesterday because I didn't feel very good. I had a really bad sore throat, so I just pretty much slept all day yesterday and today I had no expectations but to go out there with my caddy and have fun and make a lot of birdies and, you know, over every putt he would be like, "All right, get another 2 here." I really enjoy coming to tournament. The format is fun and exciting, and it's fun to have a change out here.

CHRIS RILEY: I don't remember the last time I finished with five birdies. Tomorrow, I'm just going to go out there with the same attitude and just go out there and make a lot of birdies. That's the name of the game out here is to make birdies. Which when you come up to those par 5s, especially 8 and 17, you have to be thinking five points. To tell you the truth, I don't know -- I haven't really been in here before. And after the first round I won't be leading, but I know I'll be doing well. I'm just going out there tomorrow and try to make a lot of birdies.

CHRIS RILEY: Absolutely. Well, I kind of go about just playing my game and just trying to make birdies, and like today I got on a roll and tried to stay out of my own way and they just kept going in and it was a lot of fun to see all of those putts go in. I think I had seven birdies on the front nine, so that was probably one of my better nine holes.

CHRIS RILEY: I was just hitting a lot of good shots and driving the ball well. It was the putter, though. I made a lot of putts outside 10, 15 feet, but I also hit it close a couple of times. So it was just a lot of fun out there today and hopefully I could make a lot more birdies tomorrow.

CHRIS RILEY: No, I think pressure is all put on yourself. I think -- I've got great accommodations this week. It is my second year staying at a friend of mine's house, Terry (ph). It just feels like home. This is my fourth week out on the road and I was running out of gas, but I was just going over to his house and relaxing and it was nice to feel like you are at home.

CHRIS RILEY: Yeah, that first hole -- that's a tough hole -- I started on 10 today. I just hit it right and had to lay it up. But I think No. 10, the key is just the drive. Yeah, after I had that bogey and then I bogeyed another hole, No. 4. It's a tough driving hole. It's like two fairways, and I actually hit a decent drive, No. 3. I hit it down the left side and it went in the ditch.

CHRIS RILEY: I drove it in the rough, pitched out and hit an 8-iron about six feet and made it. Then 17, I birdied -- yeah, 17. I hit driver, 5-iron about 30 feet. Then 1, I hit an L-wedge in there about six feet. 2, I hit the pin. Almost went in the hole. Hit the pin, dropped down and went about two feet, 9-iron. Bogey on 3. 5, I made -- that's a good hole, No. 5, as well. I hit driver, 5-iron about 15 feet and made that. 6, driver, wedge about 20 feet and made that. 7, 8-iron about eight feet and made that. 8, I made a 6-footer for birdie there. Then 9, I hit driver, 8-iron about six feet.

CHRIS RILEY: No. 8, I drove it in the rough. Pitched out. Hit wedge in.

CHRIS RILEY: You know, I feel good today. I feel 100% better than yesterday. Like I said, I didn't like missing the Pro-Am, but I just felt like it was in my best interest to let someone else go, but I feel good -- you feel good when you are making birdies out there. That will heal you real quick.

CHRIS RILEY: Whenever you come here, I think you anticipate a delay in the afternoon. Tomorrow, I think it will be the same. I just am anticipating a delay. It is nice to get a good round off, and, you know, it's only day one and I realize that and there's a lot more golf left. But I'm just thankful for the opportunity coming up.

CHRIS RILEY: Yeah, post a number. But then you know when you go back out there tomorrow that you are going to be close to the lead, but these guys are so good -- you'll be close to the lead.