GTE BYRON NELSON GOLF CLASSIC

May 14, 2000

Jesper Parnevik

JESPER PARNEVIK: Of course. I won in L.A. -- no, I won at the Bob Hope by one. And before that I think my smallest margin has been three or four shots; so I always had a cushion coming up 18. And this was different with a playoff. I think I was in a playoff way back, and I lost that time. So this was definitely something new for me.

JESPER PARNEVIK: Oh, yeah. It definitely got longer. Davis holed a great putt. 17 was a tough pin today. Three great shots, to have two birdies and one lipout on that hole is pretty good. I had a pretty easy putt, straight up the hill and put a good stroke on it.

JESPER PARNEVIK: Oh, the putt on 12 hurt badly. That was not longer than a foot, and I didn't even consider missing. I just went up to finish it off and it just lipped out.

JESPER PARNEVIK: Well, of course, you're a little bit down, but I still thought I had a chance if I could make a few more birdies. And all of the sudden I watch the leaderboard and Davis had dropped and I was right back in it.

JESPER PARNEVIK: Yeah, because it was so close all the time. We saw Tiger coming up and going for a run for it. But apart from that, it just seemed like it was between me and Phil and Davis all day, and I'm just happy to come out on top.

JESPER PARNEVIK: On 18, definitely yeah. I hit a good putt, but when it missed, I definitely thought Davis was going to make it. It's a tough putt. There's a lot of grain on that putt and it breaks, hard.

JESPER PARNEVIK: It's unbelievable, he goes out to -- I don't know how many tournaments a year, talks to us, invites us here. What he has done this year, he's been on the first tee every day and sitting on the 18th hole every day in 100-degree weather. It's pretty impressive.

JESPER PARNEVIK: It's been a great year so far. I love it.

JESPER PARNEVIK: I think he would look good in my pants.

JESPER PARNEVIK: Yeah, very special. I just was on my way out of here to my parents in Sweden, but I think just missed the flight.

JESPER PARNEVIK: Yes, they do.

JESPER PARNEVIK: Well, of course, I look forward to the Open. The Open is probably one of the best venues where I would have a chance, I would say, at Pebble Beach, because usually it's just a straight hitter's U.S. Open where one driver can be a little bit off sometimes. So I'm really looking forward to Pebble Beach where it's going to be more like a links-type golf course, which I usually play very well in the British Open. So I'm looking forward to that one.

JESPER PARNEVIK: Oh, definitely. When you only have two or three guys a few shots ahead of you, anything can happen, it's a little bit different story if it was 20 guys with three shots ahead of you, but with two guys, if you play well, you should have a good chance.

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