WGC AMERICAN EXPRESS CHAMPIONSHIP

November 4, 1999

Miguel Angel Jimenez

I didn't hit the ball well on the first nine holes. I have missed important greens. The wind makes the golf course more difficult. At times you were hitting good shots from the tee, but you could miss the fairway and it was difficult to attack the green. If you miss the fairway there is a little bit of semi-rough. On the back nine I missed two and a half meters back on the 10th for birdie. I also missed from five meters at the 12th. And from three and a half meters on the 13th. And from one meter, 20 centimeters on the 14th. The first nine holes I was just okay. But I hit more greens on the back nine. This is not a long golf course, but it is a very demanding one. And normally either you have a breeze or the levante wind is blowing. And it is difficult to control the ball from the rough. That's why it is very important to hit every fairway and have a good lie for your second shot. I was much better on the back nine holes. I worked harder there. I think today it should have been a couple of shots less. Justin Leonard played his own game and that's what we all have to do. We should forget about the Ryder Cup. That's water under the bridge. We should not be thinking of that any longer. Second hole, 3-wood into the semi-rough, 6-iron and a very long putt from 20 meters. Third hole, 7-iron, chip, three meters, two putts. 9th hole, driver, 5-iron, chip, two-meter putt. 10th, 2-iron into the rough, 7-iron, sand wedge, two meters, two putts. 11th, driver, 3-wood, sand wedge, two-meter putt. 15th, 2-iron, bunker, three-meter putt. 17th, driver, 3-wood, nine meters, two putts.