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TRANSITIONS CHAMPIONSHIPMarch 18, 2010Retief GoosenPALM HARBOR, FLORIDA Q. Pretty good finish? RETIEF GOOSEN: Yeah, it wasn't easy out there. Windy, cross-wind on the whole course, that's not easy to judge your shots. First hole, I hit a driver, 3-wood next to the green, chipped and putt. The other par 5, birdie, as well. But from there on it was a bit of a struggle. I got it up-and-down on a few holes to save par, and then, yeah, you didn't really expect to play these last three holes 2-under. They are playing pretty tough. Q. Talk about 16, because you're left of the cart path there, but you flirted with the bunker but turned out pretty good. RETIEF GOOSEN: Yeah, that was a sort of nice cut-up 8-iron. When you are in the pine straw, you generally get a pretty good lie. So I was generally chuffed at that shot. Q. And on 17, what was the wind like? Was that a big factor on that tee, because you stuck it about four feet? RETIEF GOOSEN: Yeah, it's a hard tee shot. The flag is on the left and the wind is in on the left. I had a pretty good 5-wood down there to get it to four feet. Pretty happy, that's for sure, to finish with two birdies and a par these last few holes. Q. A great start on a tough golf course. RETIEF GOOSEN: Yeah, obviously a great start. It's a great day today. My grandmother just turned 100 today, as well. So hopefully be around for a few more years. Q. Is she back home? RETIEF GOOSEN: Yeah, back in South Africa, unfortunately I can't be there for the party this weekend, but it's nice to see she got to that age. Q. That's good genes and good things for you. RETIEF GOOSEN: Well, I hope so, yes. Some days, the way you hit the golf ball, you're not really sure how long you're going to live, but, yeah, hopefully I can make it to the seniors. You get off to a great start, it was tricky out there today, you could easily have not played a good round out there today. But got off to a nice start on the first sort of six holes, and then in the middle part of the round was scrambling. 16 was a bit of a bonus, I had a poor tee shot but managed to hit a good shot out of the left to make birdie. 17 is playing hard. Hit a good 5-wood to about four feet, five feet, so it was a good finish. Q. What's the biggest challenge? RETIEF GOOSEN: The wind. It's playing cross on the whole golf course, every shot, you've got a cross-wind. There's no holes you're really playing downwind or straight into the wind. Q. You really seem to be comfortable here? RETIEF GOOSEN: Well, so far, so good, yes. I'm looking forward to improving my round or improving as the week goes on. Q. Does this course just set up well for you, since you've had success here. RETIEF GOOSEN: It's a hard course. You've got to play well. I won't say I'm playing very well, but to my eye it sets up very good and I tend to see the shots around here pretty good. End of FastScripts |
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