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WGC ACCENTURE MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

February 21, 2008

Jonathan Byrd

TUCSON, ARIZONA

Q. Decisive win. I think the first hole you were able to make a good look at birdie, made the par and Andres bogeyed. Always good to get up early in match play?
JONATHAN BYRD: Absolutely. I've been fortunate the last two days to have that. He missed about a four-footer, five-footer on the first hole. And then just like yesterday, I was able to not have to hit great shots but able to hit quality shots and kind of keep the pressure on him.
And the third hole he three-putted from the middle of the green after I lagged it up close. And then -- one of the turnarounds, I think I was 3-up going into 5. I made a great birdie on 4. I hit a terrible tee shot and was able to halve him on 5 and then halved 7 and we both birdied 8.
He hit it about eight -- I'm 3-up on 8. He hits a great shot in there about 10 feet and I hit it about 40 feet and I made the putt. Then he made it on top of me. I stayed 3-up.
He gave me one more hole with a bogey. I think he made three or four bogeys, and I still haven't made a bogey yet this week. That's good in match play.

Q. You're in the last 16 standing; now it's got to feel good.
JONATHAN BYRD: Absolutely. Like I said, I'm coming in with no expectations. You could run into somebody and run into a buzz saw and get beat playing well, so I feel fortunate to have won the first two. I'm really enjoying playing match play, which I don't get to do too often.

Q. Talk about being at Match Play and maybe some goals for the upcoming season.
JONATHAN BYRD: This is a good experience, I feel, for match play for Ryder Cup. That's obviously a big goal to make Ryder Cup. Every day I get here is good experience for Ryder Cup.

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