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PUERTO RICO OPEN PRESENTED BY BANCO POPULARMarch 20, 2008Bo Van PeltRIO GRANDE, PUERTO RICO Q. Thanks for joining us here in the interview room Puerto Rico Open. 8 under par today, give us some comments on that great round. BO VAN PELT: You know, I played solid. I only had one bogey. (Sound disconnected.) BO VAN PELT: Got under par early, I think that's important, just got on the right side of par and kept going. Q. (Inaudible.) BO VAN PELT: Never been to Puerto Rico before. I like the golf course. It it set up really fair today. They moved the tees up. I am sure they will set it up harder as the week goes on, but I told somebody yesterday, I have no idea what a good score will be, you know, you have never played here, just try to -- really try to take one shot at a time because you never know what a good score is. Q. (Inaudible.) BO VAN PELT: Yeah, I did. I made a nice putt on 10. Kind of a weird break. I had probably about a 12-footer. And made a really good putt, wind was blowing hard left to right, and then I was lucky because Ryan Armour, who was playing with me, he birdied too, he was up first on 11, and I got to see kind of his shot and it helped me decide what club to hit, just kind of watching how the wind was taking his ball. And I hit one in there good, about six feet. And then they moved the tee up on 12, so yesterday I barely got to the fairway and today a pitching wedge in, so I had a good shot there, made about an 8-footer for birdie. Yeah, when you make three in a row, you definitely get started off on a good note. Q. (Inaudible.) BO VAN PELT: Yeah, I think probably the most important one was 14 I hit a really good drive, I missed the green left, I hit a 2-iron shot, probably the only 4-iron shot I hit all day. You make bogey there, you kind of kill your round a little bit. And made par, and then dropped a birdie at 15. Hit a good shot on 15, didn't make the putt. 14 was critical. That kind of helped me finish off the round, not making a bogey there, middle of the fairway. Q. (Inaudible.) BO VAN PELT: 17 I hit a 3-wood off the tee, about 10 feet behind the hole, had a really good shot in there, and basically, a dead straight putt, just had to hit it hard enough. 18, hit a really good tee ball, and hit my hybrid club, kind of like a 3-iron or 5-wood, just missed it a little bit right, hit a good shot, it was pin high right in the bunker, and hit it to, I don't know, two or three feet. Q. (Inaudible.) BO VAN PELT: Yeah, I think anytime you go to a tournament you want to feel like you are trying to win the golf tournament, and I think a lot of the tournaments that have been opposite the world events I have taken off, this might be the first one I have ever played. So I was excited. My kids were on spring break. When the year started, I probabloy didn't have this on my schedule, and I said, "Let's go down there and have fun." I felt like I was going to play Tampa and Bay Hill, two courses that I like, and I thought, you know, I'll probably get just to play again, I don't want to take the week off. So I was excited for me because I was going to go out there with a chance to play, so I have been having a great time, and I think that kind of helps, too, to relax. Q. (Inaudible.) BO VAN PELT: Absolutely. Exactly. It's a great opportunity to kind of keep your momentum going, I know some guys on the Nationwide, they haven't been able to get in this. You just got to look at the bright side, it's a Tour event (inaudible) Mercedes, two years, I am going to come out here and enjoy it. Q. Has your family enjoyed themselves? BO VAN PELT: Oh, yeah, they are having a ball. Q. Any more questions? (Inaudible.) BO VAN PELT: Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. End of FastScripts |
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