BAY HILL INVITATIONAL PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES

March 19, 1999

Tim Herron

TIM HERRON: Thank you.

TIM HERRON: Well, I probably played a little more -- well, I played pretty consistent yesterday. I just didn't make the 20-, 15-footers as I did yesterday. But I played solid and, you know, if I can keep the putting going and the ball-striking, because there is a couple of tough tee shots and I hit some good drives. I only let one or two drives get away from me a little bit. And I missed them in the right spot. Happened to do all right.

TIM HERRON: Well, I have played -- I made par on 3 today, but I had a chance at birdie there. I don't know, I have hit driver there in the past. Hitting 1-iron, 3-wood, things like that; and I think it is just a better angle to the pin. If you can get it out in the fairway, you have a pretty good birdie chance.

TIM HERRON: Not much different. The greens were maybe a little softer this morning, but they started firming up right about now, right about my last three or four holes.

TIM HERRON: Well, I think you just kind of -- kind of in a mental groove where you can kind of focus on what is ahead of you one shot at a time instead of looking at the leaderboard and seeing, you know, what you have to do. You are there in the present, you know if you put a good swing you have a birdie opportunity or something like that, right there at that hole that you are on.

TIM HERRON: I think when you are playing good, when the ball is going where you want it to go, you have more feelings of the top of your swing or something like that. Everyone is probably a little different, little different with the putter too, kind of got to -- just a feeling where you are comfortable, I guess. It is more of a comfortable feeling.

TIM HERRON: No, I mean, this is kind of why you play golf. This is what it is all about. This is the most fun, it is being in contention and things like that. There is two more days left, I understand that. But, you know, that is what you practice for. It is a nice living if you play well, but you know, it is fun to get the juices flowing and to compete. That is why I think more than half the guys are out here playing the game.

TIM HERRON: Yeah, I won wire-to-wire in '96. That was my first. I think I was leading this one after three rounds -- two or three rounds, I don't know.

TIM HERRON: I didn't. Came from behind.

TIM HERRON: Yeah. And Texas, after my third round, I had a one-shot lead so.....

TIM HERRON: Well, I used to play a really strong 3-wood which I really liked and I went to a little weaker 3-wood which, yeah, I am just still trying to get comfortable with and I feel like I can hit my driver straighter than my 3-wood. That is kind of a groove thing, I guess, you know --

TIM HERRON: Well, I liked it off the tee. I didn't say I can hit it off the ground. I couldn't hit it above my ankle there for a while. I took it out in Vegas because I had problems hitting it off the ground. So now this is a good club for hitting it off the ground. It is maybe ten yards too short for some of these par 5s up the hill, but if we get some wind, it will be a perfect 3-wood.

TIM HERRON: What is that?

TIM HERRON: Yeah, a little bit. Like I said yesterday, I think it is important to try to play the golf course that you are playing. You can't really play much of the people out there. A guy might be making hole-in-ones and eagles, there is nothing you can do about it. You can just go out and play your own game. You know, if you are feeling comfortable you can go out and play your own game.

TIM HERRON: Actually his brother is my manager and my sister works for Jim Lehman who is Tom's brother and I know the family real well. I know his dad. He was out playing golf when I was kind of growing up so I know Tom. We both live in Scottsdale and he is a good man and hopefully I will get to play with him tomorrow.

TIM HERRON: 11, I hit driver off the tee, hit wedge in there about six feet. Made that for birdie. And then 4, I drove it in the middle of the fairway. Hit it just to the front edge, chipped it to about two inches, had a good chance of going in. Then I hit it about two feet on 5 for birdie with a wedge.

TIM HERRON: Yeah, there was a few. I had a chance on 8 and 9 and they just didn't fall coming in.

TIM HERRON: Yeah, it was pretty solid. The only mishap that I had, I missed about a 4-footer on 16 for birdie. I hit a great aggressive 3-wood right at the pin, just went over in the back bunker, had an easy bunker shot. I left it about four feet short. Was the only kind of bad putt I hit, but, you know, yeah, it was more consistent. I don't know the stats or anything. I felt like I drove it about the same today as I did yesterday.

TIM HERRON: Well, I remember watching him play at a state amateur at Town and Country, but he probably doesn't want to remember that because he actually had the lead. Chris Perry ended up winning. He made a big number on a par 5 or something, but I think that was the first time I saw Tom and then the first time I met him was I think at Stephens Point (ph). That was the first time -- or I met his parents, I don't know.

TIM HERRON: Well, he hired my sister, so what can you do? He has got it in his family, I have to keep it in my family, I guess. No, they do a good job, Minnesota people, and those are the type of people that I grew up with and I am glad I am with him.

TIM HERRON: Actually I went to school with one of the CEO's daughters. It actually is my younger sisters, one of her best friends, that is kind of how that emerged. I have known the family for years so, he kind of got my sister and I in the door and talked to a few people.

TIM HERRON: Oh, yeah, you can pick up anything, right. I just need one of those discount cards.

TIM HERRON: I think it is a great store.

TIM HERRON: Yeah, maybe. Could be the physique; is that what you are saying?

TIM HERRON: I am getting defensive.

TIM HERRON: No, I don't think so.

TIM HERRON: Yeah, I have two sisters. One lives in Chicago and other one is with that management group.