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SYBASE CLASSIC

May 22, 2005

Gloria Park

NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK

JOEL LAMP: We have Gloria Park here in the interview room. Gloria, very solid round today, just finished one shot back. We'll start off with your score card.

Birdie on No. 2 to get started.

GLORIA PARK: I had 139 yards to the pin, hit 8 iron, to one foot away. I made birdie.

JOEL LAMP: Bogey on 7.

GLORIA PARK: I had 220 to the pin. Hit my 3 wood. And I just kind of hit a cut shot and I was in the rough and I made a really good chip shot and I missed a three footer.

JOEL LAMP: Bogey on 8.

GLORIA PARK: 8, I hit my tee shot, a 3 wood down the right side into the rough again. And I hit a really thin shot, stayed in the rough again and I put it in a bunker, and then I made bogey, up and down from there. I had a 15 footer.

JOEL LAMP: Bogey on 11.

GLORIA PARK: 11, I was just off the fairway on the right side and then I hit it out from the rough. I have about 143 yards. I hit a 6 iron from the rough and it came low and thin and just short of the green and then I couldn't make it up and down. I hit an okay chip shot, but I missed another three footer.

JOEL LAMP: But you birdie 13.

GLORIA PARK: I had 139 yards to the pin. I had a gripped 7 iron. I hit it pin high. I was about 12 feet.

JOEL LAMP: Bogey on 14.

GLORIA PARK: 14, I hit my driver, hit the ground first, hit behind the golf ball. I was on the left side of the rough. It was really, really heavy and deep. I tried to hit a runner shot with my rescue and it came out a little short and I couldn't make up and down from there.

JOEL LAMP: But came right back with a birdie at 15.

GLORIA PARK: 15, hit driver, it wasn't good, but it was an okay shot on the right side of the fairway. And I hit 3 wood just short of the green, hit a 9 iron, chipping, and then made a five footer for birdie.

JOEL LAMP: Birdie on 17 to tie for the lead.

GLORIA PARK: I hit a good driver, and then I have 125 yards to the pin and had a punched 8 iron to the pin. Made a three footer.

JOEL LAMP: You got tied for the lead there at 17. Had a chance on 18. Talk a little bit about your thoughts of coming close to winning the tournament again.

GLORIA PARK: Well, it was a really great week, first of all. Today I think I played really good for the conditions and the rough and stuff like that, but I wasn't happy with the putt I missed on 7 and 11, which is the short ones. Other than that, everything was good.

JOEL LAMP: We'll take questions.

Q. You needed a birdie on 18 and shot in from the rough. I don't know, did your wrist make that shot, that chip shot in more difficult?

GLORIA PARK: At the end of the day, just the rain comes and the rough gets really, really heavy. The lie was pretty the grass was against me and then I knew it was hard, but I just tried. I was kind of lucky it bounced onto the green, actually. I thought it was going to be way short. I tried it. I almost thought I would make the birdie putt, but it was a little to the right.

Q. Again, was that just about the same shot you faced yesterday on 18, from the rough there?

GLORIA PARK: Yes, kind of, so I knew it was going to be a tough one.

Q. And how long was that putt on 18?

GLORIA PARK: There was about 27 to 30.

Q. Today history was made, an 18 year old won an LPGA event. Obviously you saw Paula Creamer a lot this week. I'm curious what you thought of her game and what impressions did you have? What will you take away from her game this week?

A. She is a really good player and she's she plays very steady. I was kind of a little the putt I missed, the little ones this week, a couple of them, is all I can say.

Other than that, I played really good myself, with my wrist and everything, and then I obviously made a couple of shots from the fairways and stuff like that. I'm pretty happy with it. I wish I can make those putts, but I'm pretty happy with this.

Q. How are you feeling physically and everything? Are you playing next week?

GLORIA PARK: I'm going to Vegas. I'm going home for a week and going back to the Atlantic City.

Q. How are you feeling?

GLORIA PARK: Okay, I just need a little rest. I'm going to see the doctor for my wrist. Other than that, everything is good.

JOEL LAMP: Thanks a lot, Gloria. Have a good week off.

GLORIA PARK: Thank you.

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