Q. Are you a little longer now off the tee?
BILLY MAYFAIR: Yes, I gained at least 15 yards off tee with the new ProV action ball from Titleist and the new driver I got from Titleist I am hitting it further.
Q. To get back to his question some people have marvelled at your putting stroke because it is unique. Did you ever feel like it's something you wouldn't change or should change, did you ever (Inaudible) --
BILLY MAYFAIR: I think it's one of those when you are not putting good you think about doing something different. As for changing it, I tried to do that back in '91 and got the yips really bad from doing it. The only thing if I changed anything in my putting stroke has been the putter and not so much the stroke now. The putter has a smaller head. My other one is heavier. Maybe that makes it look different going back and through. I have been using it since San Diego this year. It worked great on those spongy slow greens at San Diego and L.A.. I just have kept it in the bag.
Q. Going into tomorrow you talk about Rotella and not being resulted oriented; obviously it's been a while since you have been in this position?
BILLY MAYFAIR: Since Anheuser Busch.
Q. How do you equate what he told you and try to put it into practice tomorrow?
BILLY MAYFAIR: Well, I think the first thing is just don't look at the score boards. Don't pay attention to what anybody else is doing out there. Go out there and try to get it going again and play my own game and not worry about if someone two hours ahead of me gets 7- or 8-under par after nine or ten holes and catches us. The biggest thing is going out there and taking care of my business and not worry about anyone else.
Q. Billy, when people talk about depth on the TOUR, can you speak to it as it relates to a day like this when you weren't close to missing the cut (cell phone rang) Do you want to get it?
BILLY MAYFAIR: No. I can tell you who it is.
Q. Let's see who it is.
BILLY MAYFAIR: It's my wife.
Q. You just talked to her.
BILLY MAYFAIR: She probably thought you guys wouldn't need to talk for me this long. You are talking about the depth out here on TOUR.
Q. It seems every week the guys who narrowly make the cut are only 9 or 10 strokes out of the lead. Do you remember that being the case when you first started? Is that what the depth shows?
BILLY MAYFAIR: I think it's gotten better. I think if you look at Mike Weir came back from 7 shots from L.A. to win. I think when we start going off in twosomes out of one tee someone who makes the cut has a better chance, they are the first ones back. They get the golf course in perfect shape. You can do it more when we are on the East Coast. On the West Coast if you barely make the cut you are in the last group off of 10, it's a lot harder to catch up is what I've seen. These guys out here. These guys have gotten better year after year since my 15th year out here. I think this is definitely the best TOUR school coming out. We have a lot more guys that play the European TOUR that are out here now, this TOUR has gotten, in depth, or better players than we have ever had.
Q. You talk about kind of getting adjusted to your new equipment at least the beginning of the year irons and things like that. Do you wonder looking at it why it took you so long to make a change?
BILLY MAYFAIR: Well, the change really wasn't what I wanted to do. I wanted to stay with my old company. I wanted to continue to play the equipment that I had. Unfortunately, because of business we weren't able to stay with the same company. But I'm thrilled to death to be with Titleist now, I think there equipment is wonderful. Like I said, I think I gained a lot of yardage with the new golf ball and new driver. Any time you go from hitting irons since you have been a sophomore in college which is, what, 17 years ago to new irons, it's going to take your time to get adjusted to it. That's what I had to do the whole West Coast. This is the first week where I felt comfortable with what I was trying to do. Not only with my irons but golf swing. I knew I was playing good. Making cuts, I just needed to get it going and finally today I did.
Q. Did you make adjustment with them during the West Coast swing at all?
BILLY MAYFAIR: I was putting lead tape on my irons Sunday night after Tucson before I came down here to get the weight right. It's been real unique for me because I played with the same irons since college. I haven't had to adjust them or change anything. This year I have had 3 or 4 different sets. I started out with different irons than I have now. It's been a learning experience for me. In the long run it might be better for me because I know more about my game and about my swing in the long run. It's just getting that confidence back which is starting to come back now.
Q. What is your putter?
BILLY MAYFAIR: I have got a Scotty Cameron Titleist putter. It's a proto type model. I don't know if they really named it. It's an older model.
Q. It doesn't look like Phil's though?
BILLY MAYFAIR: It does not look like Phil's. I have putted with Phil's a lot during the off-season and could not get it in the bag.
Q. (Inaudible)
BILLY MAYFAIR: Tammy, my wife, has talked to Amy and to the house. I haven't talked to Phil myself. They had a few false alarms and all. Every time my wife's phone rings I think it's them. I know it's time.
Q. Maybe that was it?
BILLY MAYFAIR: Maybe that was it (laughter).
Q. Was that the only logical business move for you, you kept with the Ping irons all last year?
BILLY MAYFAIR: Yes, I stayed with the Ping irons all last year and I had a blank bag for almost all the year.
Q. You had to go to a full equipment line?
BILLY MAYFAIR: A full equipment line. Yes, that's correct, not doing anything worthwhile for me.
JOHN BUSH: Anything else? Good luck tomorrow.
BILLY MAYFAIR: Thank you, guys.
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