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MASTERS TOURNAMENTApril 14, 2013David TomsAUGUSTA, GEORGIA DAVID TOMS: It was good, a good day. I just played really well, hit a lot of really good iron shots, and obviously I had a little snafu over there on No.10 and recovered well. Other than that it was a pretty solid day. Q. Was it a double‑cross? DAVID TOMS: You know, I was watching this lady walk up, and I kept waiting for her to stop and stop, and she finally stopped, and I guess I was still looking at her over there, and that'll show you what your mind does. I was still looking, I hit it straight at her. I was trying to hook it around the corner but not start it in the corner. Q. How about that 4, though? Rory was over there and made 7. DAVID TOMS:  Yeah, I guess he followed and paid a lot for that. I hit a really good shot and an unbelievable third shot. Q. Tell me about 16. Were you just juiced on that one a little bit? DAVID TOMS: 16, I hit just half a club too much. I mean, we were always in between clubs and I think Scotty didn't want me swinging hit at a 7‑iron, so I kind of just tried to hold a 6. If it hands three feet left of where it landed, it's still going to be good. It's just one of those things, I hit two really good putts and walked away with a three‑putt. Q. And 14, almost jarred it there. Obviously that was where you were playing into the slope? DAVID TOMS: Yeah, that's exactly right. I had to be lucky there, I had to hit right into the top of the slope, and we knew that, but I figured I had to hit it perfect to get it to land right there, and I did. It was a very good shot. Q. It's one round, but how encouraging is a round like this? DAVID TOMS: Well, considering the way I've been playing it's very encouraging. I needed something like this to give me a little confidence moving forward, and I was pretty down on my game, and I felt like I was close to playing well but it didn't matter. It's just something every round would mess it up, and today I was determined to play better, and I followed my game plan not really shooting at the flags too much except for when I felt like I could get to it, and it paid off. Q. When you get rolling there on the back nine, does top 12 start entering your mind at all? DAVID TOMS: No, I really didn't think about it. I was trying to play the best I could. You can't get ahead of yourself out there, and I was just trying to‑‑ it was unfortunate I was in between clubs there an 18, and I just didn't hit it very solid. Q. You're pretty close right now to top 12. DAVID TOMS: Really? They told us what we were on 12 green that it was going to rain in 30 minutes, so maybe the golf gods will move in here and blow a little rain in and we'll see what happens. Q. Next week, what is going on with that? DAVID TOMS: Next week I forgot to commit. Q. Is that normally something you do or does‑‑ DAVID TOMS: No, I do that. It's 100 percent on me. I had no idea until the transportation lady asked me this morning if I was driving my car to Hilton Head, and I said yes, and she said, well, you're not in the field, and I'm like, oh, no, and then I checked the computer and I didn't commit. I had no idea. I had a hotel reservation and everything. I haven't done that in 20 years, so I don't know. Q. Could you be an alternate? DAVID TOMS: No, that's Tour policy. That's all right, I'll go home and watch Carter play a couple of tournaments, so I'll be all right. Q. Could you even try and Monday qualify if that's the case? DAVID TOMS: I don't think so, but I mean, maybe it's meant to be that‑‑ it's just something I don't do. I don't even know‑‑ I don't know how it slipped, I really don't, but it's totally on me. Q. It was a tournament you were looking‑‑ DAVID TOMS: Yeah, I was going to go play. I look forward to it. It's a good course for me. I haven't been there much over the years, and I was looking forward to it. But that's okay, I'll get some rest and be ready for New Orleans. Q. Could you talk about having a little more confidence going forward after today? DAVID TOMS: Yeah, I think my body needs to rest. I've been struggling with my back the last couple weeks and spent a lot of time in the therapy van, and probably a week off will do me some good. Q.  And the putter, it's not like you drained a bunch of 20‑footers but you were solid‑‑ DAVID TOMS: My speed was great today, which the past few days it's been a little tough, but my speed was wonderful, and that was really a key to the round. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports |
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