October 19, 2010

David Toms -4 Q. Martin, could you talk about the -3 wind out there today. Didn't seem to be too Graeme McDowell +1 bad on the front. +3 MARTIN KAYMER: The entire day, it was not very difficult. I think it was less wind than yesterday. Obviously, a totally different direction An interview with: than yesterday. But it was not very difficult to play.

Q. Martin, you were saying you were MARTIN KAYMER just only a professional for five years, looking out at the ocean, thinking about that. GRAEME McDOWELL Is that sometimes something which cannot get ERNIE ELS on top of you but something that you have to put to one side, to think about how far you've DAVID TOMS come in such a short period of time? MARTIN KAYMER: Once in a while, I think about it. That was one of those moments THE MODERATOR: Martin, in at plus where you realize you've made your winner, that three after your first experience at the PGA Grand you're playing with a three-time major winner, Slam of Golf. What was it like out there today? Ernie Els, David Toms who won the 2001 PGA MARTIN KAYMER: It was fun to play. Championship. It takes sometime to realize. It's Obviously not the best score. Plus three is not the not normal what I've done the last few years, day I was hoping for. especially this year. But, well, I don't know what to say. I didn't It was just one of those moments where play the best golf today. I think I made only one you think about it. birdie today. Didn't hit the balls close to the flag. Not a lot of birdie chances. Q. What were you thinking about it? THE MODERATOR: Questions, folks. MARTIN KAYMER: What I said: that it's just stunning to be here that early, what happened Q. I watched you on 16. You were this year, quite impressive. The win last week at taking a long look into the ocean contemplating the Alfred Dunhill, that was always one of my goals something. Would you like to share what you to win in St. Andrews. Obviously, it would be nice were thinking about? to win the British Open one day. But two weeks MARTIN KAYMER: Well, I was just trying ago was fine, too. to enjoy that moment. I was just trying to enjoy it. Like in Pebble Beach this year at the U.S. Open, it Q. How do you stop it getting on top of was similar. I was just trying to really, yeah, enjoy you? that run of golf. MARTIN KAYMER: If you take it really For me, I'm only five years a golf serious. I'm just doing my job, you know. There professional. I just thought about it's quite are definitely more important things in life than golf. stunning to be here already that early in my career. I think if you really think about it, it's a sport what Yeah, just tried to enjoy it. we do, it's a game. You shouldn't take it too

PGA Grand Slam of Golf - 1 10.19.10.DOC visit our archives at asapsports.com serious what you do out there. moving on. That's a great problem to have, Obviously, you should give always a obviously. hundred percent, but in the end of the day there are more important things in life than golf. You Q. Did you have an epiphany moment keep that in mind, then I think it's not that tough. when it sunk in? THE MODERATOR: Martin Kaymer, GRAEME McDOWELL: I had a ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for coming in. similar-type moment on the golf course first round MARTIN KAYMER: Thank you. of the British Open this year, third or fourth fairway. THE MODERATOR: Graeme McDowell, Hit me right in the middle of the forehead. I was ladies and gentlemen, is joining us after his first like, Wow, you know. I can remember welling up a experience in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. Plus little bit. When you're out there trying to switch on one. Interesting day out there today with what the golf mode, trying to get focused, all of a happened on No. 11. But you finished strong. sudden it just kind of comes crashing in, what you GRAEME McDOWELL: What happened achieved. It's probably just on emotions more than (laughter)? anything. It's been such a ride. It was just one of those days where one Like I say, 'an epiphany' is a good way of swing kind of unravels the day, shall we say. I describing it. I definitely had one of those first made the mistake on the tee on 11 missing the round of the British Open, it just kind of smacked fairway left. Very difficult to hit it close out of this me. Bermuda rough. I tried to hit a bit of a fancy bunker shot on 11, tried to clip one with a bit of a Q. (No microphone.) spin, clipped it out of bounds. It wasn't ideal. In GRAEME McDOWELL: I don't think it's anything this format, you can't be making mistake like that. anybody can say to you. It's daydreaming, Happy to finish with a couple of birdies. reflecting. You work so hard, you're out there, Gives me half a chance tomorrow. This golf you're focused, it's hard to have that emotional course is tricky enough with three, four, five under outburst right afterwards. I think it kind of creeps par are great scores. David Toms and Ernie up on you. It did with me. I think Martin is played exceptionally well. Birdies are hard to experiencing something similar, perhaps. come by. It's hard to get the ball close. These greens are quite tricky. Q. What do you do after a hole like THE MODERATOR: Questions. No. 11 in a sprint competition like this? How do you get yourself back in the groove? Q. Martin was talking about how on the GRAEME McDOWELL: 3-putting the next 16th hole, he was thinking about everything hole isn't ideal really (laughter). he's accomplished so early in his career. Did You know, you got to pick yourself back up you think today a little that you're here as a again. You got to realize that, A, you're very lucky major champion? to be here. You've got to try and enjoy yourself. GRAEME McDOWELL: I went through It's a great couple days. PGA of America look after that experience six or seven weeks after the U.S. us extremely well. You've just got to try to give the Open. Martin has had a bit of a whirlwind since his fans what they're here to see: some good golf. It's win. He's been pretty much unbeaten since the not like a regular golf tournament where you might Firestone. It's been a ride for him. At some point beat yourself up after a triple like that. It was one it's got to hit him. Maybe today was that day bad swing really. I made a good putt on the par 3, perhaps. thank goodness, and kind of kick started a decent Like I say, I went through that experience. finish to the day. Took me awhile to come to terms with what I But it was disappointing, obviously. I achieved. When you achieve one of your biggest played pretty solid all day long. Like I say, it was a dreams in golf, it's got to come up and hit you couple of swings that threw me off. smack in the head. Back at it tomorrow, looking forward to it. It's definitely great, a great experience. It THE MODERATOR: Thank you, Graeme. definitely takes a little bit dealing with as well. Ernie Els with us next, ladies and Obviously as a player you've got to reset your gentlemen, second place. 3-under after the first goals and keep working, keep motivated, keep

PGA Grand Slam of Golf - 2 10.19.10.DOC visit our archives at asapsports.com round at the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. Price, two of my heroes. I mean, I was really Ernie, some thoughts on your round today nervous that day because I was playing with my and your position going into tomorrow. heroes. I won a major. I don't think Greg won a ERNIE ELS: Thank you. Obviously, not in major that year. It was kind of weird. a bad position. Feels like especially the front nine I But, yeah, you know, Martin is only 25. left a lot of shots out there. I've got my putter here. Graeme I think just turned 31. They're very young, I've got to work on the greens a little bit. Got have their whole careers ahead of them. You can't nothing to do with the greens. I'm working on a bit blame them to really feel on basically Cloud 9. of new technique, kind of new still. That's where they are at the moment. Especially You know, I think I'm in a good position. Martin has had an unbelievable year. You know, Hopefully we can play a little better tomorrow. he's basically won the European Order of Merit, THE MODERATOR: Questions for Ernie. three, four events this year. I think he's had a pretty good year. Q. For a little while there, David was really seeming to run away with it. On the 11th Q. Could you talk us through the hole, he makes bogey. You see Graeme make second shot at 15. a triple. You come away with birdie. Can you ERNIE ELS: Yeah, that was another talk about how that turned the round around. interesting moment (laughter). Yeah, I was in that ERNIE ELS: That's the neat thing about stuff. I don't know what that is. I was trying to talk stroke play. If we played match play, it was just to my rules man, trying to get a drop out of that. 1-All, move on. I made up a lot of shots on But it didn't work. Graeme. Made two shots up on David there. That I could get my club to it. Didn't have a very can happen, you know. I got into trouble on 17. long way to go, eight yards. Lucky enough to get Got away with making par there. I could have away with four there. I've got to be careful on made a double easily, too. those holes. I missed the fairway only by a yard or That's the neat thing about stroke play, it's so, it went all the way down. So tough holes. never quite over. I remember back in the day, we used to play the Dunhill Cup, we used to play Q. Ernie, thoughts in general on this match play, stroke play. There were big swings on Port Royal course, the spectacle and the some holes. challenge. There's still a lot of golf out there. ERNIE ELS: I think it's brilliant. I think it's a great venue. It's close to the East Coast of the Q. (No microphone.) United States. I love going to Hawaii. But, I mean, ERNIE ELS: I liked it today. A 6-iron I also love coming to Bermuda, believe me. It's a today. Yesterday in the ProAm, it was a 5-wood. lot closer. Beautiful scenery. Very good golf That could easily be the toughest hole you'll ever course. The golf course is in great shape. We had play in your life. Maybe that one and 16 at a big gallery with a lot of enthusiasm. You can't Cypress. That could be a really tough hole. ask for much more than that. THE MODERATOR: Thanks, Ernie, very Q. (No microphone.) much. ERNIE ELS: No, never. My grandfather ERNIE ELS: Thank you. was a left-handed player. When I was really THE MODERATOR: David Toms, ladies young, I tried to play left-handed. Tried to play and gentlemen, joining us at 4-under and the left-handed with these clubs. No, it's not for me. leader in the clubhouse at the PGA Grand Slam of You would see my backswing was only about a Golf. foot long. Further than that, I'll miss the ball. DAVID TOMS: Leader of four people (laughter). There we go. Q. Martin Kaymer was in here talking THE MODERATOR: You are the leader in about an epiphany moment on 16, being a the clubhouse. Let's start with generally talk about major champion being in that group with you your round. guys. Do you remember the first time you had DAVID TOMS: What sticks out to me is it after the Open? really having to pay attention on the golf course. ERNIE ELS: '94, I remember playing at Poipu Bay. Played with Greg Norman and Nick

PGA Grand Slam of Golf - 3 10.19.10.DOC visit our archives at asapsports.com The wind was a different direction than we played Graeme did, there's OB over the green. I didn't yesterday in the ProAm. I think that's why we want to hit it over the green. played kind of fairly slow. We were having to think I chunked it, not being committed to the a lot off the tee boxes, into the green. Probably a shot. I probably could have taken my middle wind none of us have seen before in our golf wedge, played it way back, hit a low shot. course in our round and a half or whatever. That hurt. Mentally it goes from like you're For instance, yesterday in the ProAm I hit in total control, you get a bad break, you got to 3-wood to 16. Today I hit a 5-iron. That can tell somehow come back. To make birdie on the next you the difference in the wind. hole, thought I hit a great second shot, went 30 To get off to a good start was great. foot by, made that. Par 3 on the next hole, just too Birdied the first couple holes. That settled me much club. Just right of the pin. Got in a terrible down, got me into the round. Played the front nine spot to get up and down. Made another bogey. real solid. Then birdied 10, was really on a roll. After that I'm just trying to hit solid shots. Drove it about 350 on the 11th hole in the middle Started to get a little windy. Tough holes there by of the fairway. I was in a sand-filled divot. the ocean. Felt like I played pretty solid coming in, Chunked it in the front bunker, made bogey. Took I just didn't make any birdies. the wind out of my sails. I was able to birdie the next hole with a nice putt. Q. You almost didn't play The Open Good golf course. Demanding off the tee. Championship because of an injury. If you want to have short shots in, you have to DAVID TOMS: I did not play the British really drive the ball well. Not always a driver, but Open Championship. you have to get it in the fairway down there because the rough is very penal. Q. But you thought about doing it? I enjoyed playing with the guys today. We DAVID TOMS: I was exempt to play. At had a lot of small talk out there. The crowd that time of the year I was really struggling with my seemed to enjoy the golf. Obviously, the scenery shoulder. In fact, I thought the Masters at the time is pretty good, so it was a fun day. was going to be my last event of the year. I had THE MODERATOR: Questions, folks. my shoulder injected the Friday before the Masters. Didn't get a very good report. I thought I Q. Bogey-free front nine. Must have was going to be done. been in a zone. What I did was just really stepped up my DAVID TOMS: I played every hole really physical therapy and cut back on my practice. It solid except the 8th hole. Had to get up and down really hasn't gotten any worse. Was able to play out of the bunker. I actually thought my tee shot, the rest of the year after the summer. the wind just stood it up. I thought it was going to be perfect, five feet right of the hole. Other than Q. You have had cortisone injections that, it was a great nine holes. Actually a great 10 this year? holes. Nice to get off to that kind of start when DAVID TOMS: I had three of them this you're coming here to compete and you want to year, so that's how I've gotten through it. play well. Even though it's a fun event, kind of an Q. David, how does playing in Bermuda exhibition-style event, you want to go out and play compare to other tropical destinations you great. Getting off to a good start was nice. played in and what are your feelings about the 16th hole? Q. You were running away there for a DAVID TOMS: Obviously it's beautiful. while, especially after the birdie at 10. Talk a Usually when you're on an island playing golf, little bit about the bogey at 11, then Ernie's you're having to deal with the wind. That was birdie, then the comeback on 12. obviously a factor on this golf course today. I DAVID TOMS: Yeah, I hit a great drive. understand it's going to be again tomorrow. One of the best drives I ever hit. Way, way down But it's beautiful. I didn't realize it was so there. Had 86 yards to the hole. Like I said, I was hilly here. You feel it right after the end of the in a sand-filled divot. I was in the middle of it, round. I feel bad for the caddies. which is even tougher. If you're in the front or back, it's not so bad. As you can see after what

PGA Grand Slam of Golf - 4 10.19.10.DOC visit our archives at asapsports.com I think if all of us would have played this golf course a lot, there would be a lot of four caddying going on. Because we don't know what to hit off the tees, all the caddies are going back. It's a tough walk for them. It's a beautiful spot. You can kind of get caught up on the scenery out there rather than the golf. Enjoyable trip for me. THE MODERATOR: David Toms, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you. DAVID TOMS: All right.

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