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AT&T PEBBLE BEACH NATIONAL PRO-AM


February 7, 2013


Ryuji Imada


PEBBLE BEACH, CALIFORNIA

Q.  Just talk about your round.
RYUJI IMADA:  Well, I finished well.  I made birdie on 11 and 12, which I started on 10 from about ten feet, and after that I just kept making pars.  The greens are really tough out here.  They are in good shape, a little bit bumpy, especially with the amount of play we get.
I made the turn at 2‑under, made birdie on 3 from about five feet.  And made a bogey on 6, which is a par 5, and you know, a little bit disappointed making bogey on the par5.  Got to 7‑‑ (inaudible) ‑‑ the hole‑in‑one, we got excited about it, and I ended up making a putt from about probably 40 feet.

Q.  After?
RYUJI IMADA:  Obviously after him making a hole‑in‑one.  On 8, made another putt from about 30 feet, and 9, hit a pretty good tee shot but didn't take the wind like I thought it would.  And ended up making another 30 feet and made that.

Q.  Ever had a run like that before of putting?
RYUJI IMADA:  Obviously I have, but not ones that I can remember.

Q.  The general consensus, the greens are tough, bumpy?
RYUJI IMADA:  Here, yes.

Q.  How do you make it‑‑
RYUJI IMADA:  Just hit‑and‑hope.  The ones I made were fairly straight putts.  Especially on 8.  But although they were uphill putts, so that helped.  You get downhill putts, they are a little bit scary.  I missed a short one from about four feet on 6 for par.  They are a little bit tough but makeable.

Q.  With your status, is there more of a sense of urgency to seize the moment?
RYUJI IMADA:  I'm just trying to take it day by day.  Yeah, obviously I like to play well, but that's not any different than I was trying to play well last year or the year before.  I mean, obviously I had opportunities to play but all you can do is just give it 100 percent and move on.

Q.  Where have you played this year so far?
RYUJI IMADA:  Sony.

Q.  Find it frustrating on the short season and the difficulty of getting in fields?
RYUJI IMADA:  It is what it is.  You've got to deal with it.  Everybody's doing the same thing.  Just got to play well.

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