GTE BYRON NELSON GOLF CLASSIC

May 12, 2000

John Huston

JOHN HUSTON: It's hard to say. It just gradually died down during the day. But the last five, six holes you could tell it was significantly less than it was this morning.

JOHN HUSTON: I played pretty well. I didn't touch a club for a couple weeks and started playing the end of last week at home, and I felt like I was playing pretty well and was looking forward to getting back out.

JOHN HUSTON: When I go home, you know, I like to get away from it totally. It kind of clears your head. Then right before you go back out, it's nice to get a good feel for it, and seems to work better that way.

JOHN HUSTON: Yeah, I do. I find that I'm certainly a little bit more patient. You know, you feel rested, and you know, like I said, I start playing and practicing a little bit early to make sure that I'm not rusty, for sure.

JOHN HUSTON: That's pretty much it. They are pretty busy. The kids have got a lot of stuff going on. So, you kind of make up for the time you're not at home.

JOHN HUSTON: Yeah.

JOHN HUSTON: Sure. No. 7, I hit a 3-wood about 12 feet for eagle and missed that putt; 2-putted. And then No. 13, the par 3, I hit a 6-iron about 20 feet; made birdie there. 14, I hit a pitching wedge about four feet. 16, I hit it in the front bunker in two and hit it out about six inches. And then 18, I hit a 7-iron about five feet.

JOHN HUSTON: I figure at this point in the tournament, certainly, I'd like to be where he is, but, you know I've played well and am happy with the way I played. And if I can keep playing that well and keep moving in the right direction, at least it will make it tougher on him.

JOHN HUSTON: Yeah, actually, I had a lot of really good chances on the front that I didn't make. I missed about a 4-footer for birdie on the 1st hole. And two or three other good chances; and I had the close eagle putt that I missed. But, you know, I was hitting the ball good enough that I stayed patient, and I got it -- whenever I missed the green, I got up-and-down; so I kept that going. You know, I just -- when you're up saving the pars, it makes all your birdies count. So, I just tried to stay patient, you know, wait for the birdies to present themselves. Fortunately, they did towards the end.

JOHN HUSTON: I'm sure it made a big difference because I'm sure the hardest part of the round yesterday for the guys who played over here were the last five holes or something, and those holes were a lot easier today. That's -- it was really calmest for us was those last four, five, six holes.

JOHN HUSTON: Yeah, I think it's possible because I'm hitting the ball pretty straight off the tee, and I'm leaving myself a lot of chances with 8 - , 9-iron into the greens, and I think I've got a pretty good feel for those shots right now. Even yesterday in the wind, I had a pretty good feel for a lot of the shots into the green. It's just a matter of taking advantage of those chances and keep giving yourself enough of them.

JOHN HUSTON: Well, I hit a lot of really good shots. Nothing spectacular. I hit a really good shot into the last hole, but, you know, everything was working pretty good today, mostly.

JOHN HUSTON: Yeah, Davis and I have played quite a bit together. So, you know, certainly, I know better than to try to keep up with him and, you know, just do my own thing. And, you know, he's been one of the best players for the whole time that I've been on the TOUR, so, you know, it's certainly -- his record stands for itself.

JOHN HUSTON: Yeah, I saw, but I didn't make it a point to look or make it a point not to look. Just, if you see it, fine. I think it's nice to look up there and see your name on the leaderboard. That's pretty much what we play for.

JOHN HUSTON: I hit it in a couple of bunkers.

JOHN HUSTON: I don't know.

JOHN HUSTON: There's a lot of sand in the bunkers, but no, I didn't have any trouble getting out. The one or two shots that I hit in the bunker were with -- I hit one in the bunker with a wood on the 16th hole; so, I mean, it's not as likely to bury. But I have seen a few balls bury.