U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

June 16, 2000

Thomas Bjorn

THOMAS BJORN: The greens are a little harder than you would expect. When Tiger goes out and shoots 6-under in the first round, you know that they're going to make it difficult for us to shoot low numbers. But it's played really well. It's in fantastic condition, and the greens are -- if you hit good shots into them, it's not a problem; but if you hit bad shots, you're just not getting away with it. The course is playing really good, I think. It's played as easy as it can be.

THOMAS BJORN: I'm just going to try and keep doing what I'm doing, just trying to play one shot at a time. It's difficult enough out here to play golf. You kind of start worrying about where you are and what others are doing, because you soon make bogeys or double bogeys. So you have to keep doing what you're doing. I'm playing well. The golf course is fantastic. I have to keep doing what I'm doing.

THOMAS BJORN: I got off to a great start, 3-under after 6. I think that's the key to the course. You can score in the first six or seven holes, and you need to score. I got off to a good start, and I think that was what kept me going.

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