FEDEX ST. JUDE CLASSIC

June 14, 1999

Tim Herron

TIM HERRON: Well, the golf course played a little different today. It played a lot longer where I thought I kind of had it matched the same -- with Ted, he hits it a long ways, too. It was just kind of different. With a day wait, I just didn't feel quite as comfortable as I did the first three days with the putter and things like that. I had a pretty good chance on the two par 5s on the front and didn't capitalize on that. So it was hard to get my momentum going. Iron shots were a little shaky. Driver was a little shaky. But I was happy to get in at 3-under today. I birdied No. 6. I hit driver, 5-iron probably in there about 18 feet and made that. No. 12, I hit 1-iron in a little right. Actually barely caught the fairway there at 97 yards to the hole and hit it in there probably about three feet and made that. Then 16, hit driver, missed club my second shot. Came up 15 yards short of the front edge; and hit a pretty aggressive chip, trying to kind of make it, because Tryba was in there about 10 feet. And I hit it about 11 feet by, and made that coming back. And then I hit two good putts -- I hit two good putts on the last two holes that I thought had a good chance of going in, and they just didn't fall.

TIM HERRON: Well, I knew I had to get maybe a little more aggressive. I knew I could not guide it, even though I guided it off the 18th hole. But I knew I had to hit some golf shots. I knew 18 was a hard hole and, with a two-shot lead, he drove it perfect in the fairway. I knew maybe I had a chance; and then after seeing his putt, I knew if I made my putt I had a good chance, because he had a 15-footer for par. But all in all, he played outstanding, and he played good, and he should have won the golf tournament.

TIM HERRON: Yeah, and then hit a good shot on the par 3. Hit a bad drive off of 13. Hit a good shot on the par 3 and hit a horrible putt. I didn't really let it happen like I did the first three days. I was starting to force it. I knew I had to make some birdies. I looked at the board and knew that Tryba was in the lead. I thought someone was 18- or 19-under. I knew I had to start getting aggressive. I knew I was right there. I hit a bad iron shot on the next hole. I just didn't drive it on the fairway enough on the back side today to have any opportunity.

TIM HERRON: I think a lot of guys were a little frustrated, probably. It's hard to keep your focus. We have a time frame, Thursday through Sunday; and then, you know, when you're taken out of rhythm a little bit, everyone is kind of scattering for flights and things. It's hard to stay focused actually on the golf, because Monday is our day to travel. I think everyone was just a little scattered, and it probably played a little -- played longer. Where a good example is, I was hitting sand wedges into 6, and I hit a 5-iron today. But the course played fine. It didn't play -- the course was in great shape.

TIM HERRON: I think I need to work on a few things. Like I said, I didn't hit it quite as good as I hit it the first three days. Hopefully, I can get over there, you know, and work on a few things. I'll have some confidence next week.