THE SOLHEIM CUP

October 22, 1994

Dottie Mochrie

DOTTIE MOCHRIE: What worked out really well for us is she got caught in between the yardages a lot today and I played first off every hole; it was even more crucial for us on the par threes because we are exactly a club and a half a part. If I told her I had to tone down a 3-iron or if I hit a 3-iron that went too far, it was very easy for her to pick a club and I had hit a 3-iron that went 200 yards. Since she was going to kill a 5-iron and she backed off it, and as it worked out it was an absolutely perfect. So I think we helped each other along on the golf course really well all day because we had played our practice rounds together; we knew exactly how far each one hit it; our comforts; our weaknesses and we just played to each other strengths all day long.

DOTTIE MOCHRIE: She was asking about the save at 16. And we did have a few of them. I think the one at 15 was probably even more important than 16 was. That was the first time Brandie had been out of the match in a few holes. That is one of the tougher holes on the golf course. The back pin placement, it set up for me to hit a fairway wood in there; made a really good 4 footer for par there and then we both made kind of crummy swings at trying to get it into that back pin placement at 16. And I was trying to get myself in position where I could chip in for four and then when she made that 6, 7 footer for par, that was just huge. It saved all the momentum. We really started when she made the putt for birdie at 14. She had a horrible lie; real thick. It was a little downhill.

DOTTIE MOCHRIE: Did I?

DOTTIE MOCHRIE: No, I really didn't because she hit some really good chip shots in kind of awkward lies plus I figured if she got it anywhere in 10 feet you might as well pick it up it was good. The reads, every time we got behind a putt, today we agreed on the read and our speed was perfect.

DOTTIE MOCHRIE: I think-- well, regardless, I mean, they didn't put Laura out first on Friday. I think it is important to go out and win that first match. Win the first hole; win the first match. It sets the momentum and if you take down Laura Davies in the mean time, it only makes big set win even bigger.

DOTTIE MOCHRIE: I hope so. I have had a wonderful time playing with her. We just seem to feed off each other's emotions because we think alike and our flight pattern is real similar. I am not as long as her. To play alternate shot isn't a big deal because I am not working from one side of the golf course and she another. And it is just-- it worked out perfectly. We both are very aggressive and don't leave many putts short and aren't really afraid to make that 3, 4 footer. If you have a partner that is comfortable in that situation, the same situation that you are pretty comfortable in, you just really go out and play like you are playing yourself.

DOTTIE MOCHRIE: We have been a lot closer than I think people realize. Especially we go overseas or whatever, we played -- we never played together. We always kind of hung around together and our families have been rooting each other and gotten paired together a lot. I think that is even more important. We have played a lot of golf together.

DOTTIE MOCHRIE: Talked to who about what?

DOTTIE MOCHRIE: I don't think anybody would have done anything different. I mean, I know she is not -- I am sure she is not just sad when somebody misses a put to tie her. They are certainly not apologetic. My most vivid memories of Laura Davies in any match play competition is to go with the flow and she roots her partners as hard as I root mine on.

DOTTIE MOCHRIE: I think we just, in general, wanted it back and wanted to contribute more than we had. There is no sense or no way of telling if-- I mean, I could have shot-- well what happened, like even 4 years ago like Nona, when I was playing with with Kathy Gerring, we shot 6 under in 4 ball and lost. After 15 holes we were 6 under and lost, so there is no way to say -- I mean, there is no way to say I am just going to go out there and play well and that is going to mean I am going to win, but we were bound and determine to do whatever it took. The goal was not to go back across the road, so we finished it before we had to cross the road.