U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

June 13, 2008

Robert Allenby

Q. 1-over, will you take it? Do you feel okay with that?

ROBERT ALLENBY: Yeah, absolutely. It's the U.S. Open, isn't it? I probably played a lot better today as far as controlling my ball a lot better. I gave myself more opportunities yesterday for birdies, but I left a few out there today. It's not easy, that's for sure. It's pretty tough out there.

Q. Do you feel consistency has come back into your game, coming back with great results in the tournament prior, and now you're playing solid, consistent golf?

ROBERT ALLENBY: I've been working quite hard now on my swing, and it's nice to get some results. Sometimes you work so hard and then you don't get the results and it can take a little while. The results are starting to come now. Obviously last week was a good result for me.

Q. You said yesterday was one of the worst you ever played, you improved significantly today.

ROBERT ALLENBY: Absolutely. They were probably the worst greens I've ever putted on yesterday.

Poa annua, I grew up on it in Australia, if you don't feed it with water it just dies really quickly, and it can get really patchy and bumpy.

All the old holes that have been cut over the times, they all showed up. That's what happened yesterday. And they were showing up and all the core marks from the previous hole punching. And they were tough yesterday to putt on.

But this morning they definitely watered them heavily, probably overnight and last night and this morning, and they definitely showed a lot more moisture in there. They were definitely a lot fairer and a lot more receptive to good putts. They didn't bounce like they did yesterday.

Q. It didn't seem to have a fear factor of an Oakmont when the week started, are the scores about what you thought going into the weekend?

ROBERT ALLENBY: I guess the way it's set up from tee-to-green, it's as fair as you'll ever see it, it really is. But it's the greens that really make this golf course tough.

When we play the Buick here the greens are really soft and they're quite good, really, for as soft as they are. But when you've got -- when you dry these greens out they can become probably some of the hardest greens you ever putt on, and that's what happened yesterday. And even today they're going to dry out with this weather. As soon as you get some sun on poa it sucks all the moisture out.

Q. Are you excited with your position, Robert, or is it too early?

ROBERT ALLENBY: I'm just happy with the way I'm playing. I just want to play solid and keep it going through tomorrow and through the weekend. My main goal is just to give myself a chance come Sunday.

So it's going to be tough out there for these guys this afternoon. I'm happy with the way I'm playing. I'm playing solid and every now and then I make a couple of putts, so it's all good.

Q. Is it going to be near par?

ROBERT ALLENBY: I think so. It's the U.S. Open. It really depends on the greens. It depends on how much water they put on the greens and how playable they are, because even now there's some greens out there that you can't hold it on the green. It's tricky. You've got to really pick your shots and you've got to manage yourself well around this course. I definitely did that quite well the last two days.