SENIOR BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

July 26, 2003

D.A. Weibring

MODERATOR: D.A. Weibring, who follows up his 63 yesterday with a 65 today. D.A., Just a couple thoughts generally about your round, and then we'll go hole by hole.

D.A. WEIBRING: We had another great day of weather. This was better than yesterday. I really felt starting off that there would be some low scores. I thought the committee might tuck the pins a little bit more. They did tuck a few more. I knew I had to play a good aggressive round and felt very good the way I struck the ball, probably only missplayed a shot or two all day and feel pretty good about 65.

(Score card done.)

D.A. WEIBRING: It was a good solid round, and I like the way I'm playing going into the final round. I hear we expect a little wind tomorrow; is that right?

MODERATOR: Okay, let's go to questions. Raise your hand and I'll call on you.

Q. Was it a good decision to lay up short of the bunkers at 17?

D.A. WEIBRING: Yeah, I think it was. My caddy is a local here. He's caddied here for 14 years and had a lot of respect for those bunkers. He's had me playing conservative off the tee a number of times. I kind of wanted to hit driver. There is room to drive it down the left-hand side there. I think sometimes the caddies get a little cautious, and there is times to go and times to lay out. He's done a really good job this week; really had a good feel for the greens especially.

Q. What did you hit at 18?

D.A. WEIBRING: 18, I hit 4-wood. I really haven't known what to hit. I thought I made a mistake yesterday. I hit 3-wood the first two days down the right side. If I were to hit the 3-wood well, hit it through the fairway, yesterday, in looking back, the wind was more with us. I should have hit a driver over the bunkers and made the hole play short. Today the wind was not so much helping us. It was more cost. So, I chose 4-wood today. It was a good choice for me.

Q. What is your caddie's name?

D.A. WEIBRING: Lee, I'm not sure. I'm not sure his of his last name. He calls me boss. I wish I had a pound for every time he called me boss.

Q. Watson has been in those bunkers each of the last two days?

D.A. WEIBRING: He's been in the bunkers on 18? On 17? You can't see the bunker off the tee and you kind of pick your target line up there. Yesterday, I hit a pretty good tee shot. I was fortunate the ball got around in the right, and I knocked it up and made birdie. He felt pretty strongly about the 3-wood today. I went with it. The local caddies are used to telling their player how to play the golf course, rather than, you know, providing information. And we have had a few laughs.

As a matter of fact on 16, I was up hitting first and hit 4-iron yesterday, and followed by hitting 5-iron today. I talked to him about this, but he said the 5-iron, no chance. I said, never say no chance. Say, I like this club better than this club. I put it in the back bunker, and he saved my ass. I really enjoyed his enthusiasm. I think he's sleeping in the caddy hut there. He's there every time I get there. He's pretty excited about the week. He's done a great job. It's all part of the whole experience of coming here and playing.

Q. Did Carl say anything about playing with Jack and Tom?

D.A. WEIBRING: I asked him about it. He enjoyed it. He said they reflected a little bit on '77. They talked about putts or shots. He said he enjoyed it. I think they were redesigning part of the Back 9 he said. He really enjoyed it. Carl played very well today. He finished up well. He made a great decision, as it turned out, on 13. He hit iron off the tee. He may relook that decision, but he hit it in the gorse and took a long time and thought he couldn't get it out and took a drive and almost made par.

He hung right in there and played well after that. Really rolling his little broom handle quite well.

MODERATOR: Anything else?

D.A. WEIBRING: Thank you.

MODERATOR: Thank you.

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