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U.S. WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPAugust 2, 2001Nicole PerrotANDOVER, KANSAS Q. Why the matching shirts today? ANDRES PRIETO: Lucky t-shirt. Q. Are we in the lucky t-shirts now? You have worn blue just about everyday now? NICOLE PERROT: Yeah. Q. I think you had a blue shirt on yesterday? NICOLE PERROT: No, I don't think so. White. ANDRES PRIETO: White and blue was yesterday. RHONDA GLENN: Nicole Perrot won her match today 5 and 3. Dark colors are hot usually. Do you just like darker colors? NICOLE PERROT: Yeah. Q. Has anybody given you a really hard match so far? You have won 3-2, 2-1, now 5-3, I think if I have got that right; then Johnson -- you beat Johnson 5 -3? NICOLE PERROT: Yeah, all of them have been very hard. Q. What is your confidence like going into tomorrow's match against Joo-Mi Kim? NICOLE PERROT: Very good. Q. Are you at all surprised to be this far in the Women's Amateur? NICOLE PERROT: No, I really playing good. I am playing match by match and having fun. Q. What was your goal coming in? Was it to win it? NICOLE PERROT: I think to finish like inside the Top 5. Q. How did it go today in your matches with Wright and Johnson? Were you ever down? NICOLE PERROT: No. Q. Any unplayables? NICOLE PERROT: No. Q. How many birdies did you have? NICOLE PERROT: In the afternoon made a lot, I don't remember, probably was like four or five. Q. In your match against Johnson? NICOLE PERROT: Yeah. Q. Playing better against Johnson than you were earlier? NICOLE PERROT: Yeah, made a couple more putts in the afternoon. Q. Do you feel like today's probably been your best day in Match Play? NICOLE PERROT: Yeah, I think now this match. Q. Why? NICOLE PERROT: I play really good today. Q. Is there one particular part of your game that seems to be coming -- NICOLE PERROT: The putting much better. Q. More 1-putts or are you getting up-and-down? NICOLE PERROT: Yeah, up-and-down and also one putts. ANDRES PRIETO: Golf course in the afternoon today was playing a little bit easier than yesterday. It wasn't too much windy. Q. Isn't it hotter out there today? NICOLE PERROT: Yeah, very hot but I prefer hot than windy. Q. Why? Well, I mean that's obvious, you don't have to fight the wind. NICOLE PERROT: The wind is more tough to play. Q. Do you think the heat might give you any advantage? I don't know if you are more used to heat ... ANDRES PRIETO: No. NICOLE PERROT: No, probably not. Q. Will you do anything today to prepare for tomorrow or will you just take it as you have been doing up to this point? ANDRES PRIETO: Just doing -- I don't think -- you don't want to go to practice right now? NICOLE PERROT: No. Q. Are we going to the mall today? NICOLE PERROT: Maybe. ANDRES PRIETO: No. No. No. RHONDA GLENN: What does your father do ? ANDRES PRIETO: He has a truck company. It's a family business. RHONDA GLENN: It is all over South America? ANDRES PRIETO: Yes. Q. Have you been giving your family daily updates? ANDRES PRIETO: By telephone. Q. What are they thinking so far? You have come along way, what, in two weeks? NICOLE PERROT: They must be very happy. Q. Has this made the newspapers and radio TV back in Chile? NICOLE PERROT: Yes. Q. What has been the reaction? ANDRES PRIETO: I think golf in Chile is not a popular game, so people -- there are a lot of people that even didn't know the game, but I mean, all the people that know the game they are very surprised because you know, it's the first person that maybe have played this tournament, I think, for sure in ladies, it's the first person. I think they are going to be very surprised but they know that Nicole is a very good player, so, maybe they expect something like that. RHONDA GLENN: Who is your instructor in Chile? NICOLE PERROT: Luis Tuino. RHONDA GLENN: He is a professional from Argentina? NICOLE PERROT: Yeah. Q. How long have you been working with him? NICOLE PERROT: Like four months. Because I change my coach, I have another one from Scotland and --- Q. Four months with Luis? NICOLE PERROT: Yeah. Q. Who is your professional from Scotland? NICOLE PERROT: David Ross. Q. Did he work at a club in Chile? NICOLE PERROT: No, he worked with me like for three years. Q. Were you his only pupil? NICOLE PERROT: Yeah. Q. Did he come over to from Scotland just to work with you? NICOLE PERROT: Yeah. Q. What would you like to do in the future? NICOLE PERROT: I'd like to try to qualify for the future in November. Q. This year? NICOLE PERROT: Yeah, this year, I think next year turn pro. Q. You are coming to America to move here, right? NICOLE PERROT: Yeah, I think so. Q. How long have you been here so far though? ANDRES PRIETO: She arrived the 14th of July. Q. You came in July 14th? NICOLE PERROT: Yeah, I played the Junior World last week, three tournaments. Q. Which was the first one? NICOLE PERROT: The Junior World. Q. Which was where? NICOLE PERROT: In San Diego. Q. You have talked about how in Chile golf isn't that popular of a sport. How did you get into it? NICOLE PERROT: My brother, he was a very good player and I learned from him. I think that was my big inspiration. Q. Are you better than him? NICOLE PERROT: Yeah (laughs). ANDRES PRIETO: Probably. Q. How did your family get into golf? Was it just something that your brother liked to do or -- NICOLE PERROT: Yeah, my brother and my father too played. They play a lot of golf. Q. What is the sport for girls over there? NICOLE PERROT: I think tennis, athletics, track. Q. Did you like either one of those? NICOLE PERROT: Yeah, I like very much running. Tennis too. I play tennis. Q. Are you very good at either one? NICOLE PERROT: Running, very good running. Q. Distance or sprints? NICOLE PERROT: Distance. End of FastScripts.... |
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