Karrie Webb

Karrie, Was a hell of a shot from the bunker of the 18^th, what did you use for that?

Webb: A six-iron.159 yards I think. Obviously I probably started a little right of where I would like to have been, but I’ll take it. Anything on the green I was happy with.

You looked pretty disappointed with your tee shot on 18, how did you then steal yourself for that magnificent shot out of the bunker?

Webb: Yeah, well I was a little bit disappointed with the tee shot because I drove it pretty well today. The bunkers being as wet as they are, it’s not as difficult as a shot because they’re pretty hard-packed. So I just knew I had to put a good swing on it and make sure I caught it well enough to get it over the tree.

Karrie on the range this morning, did you feel that something like that was coming?

Webb: My last hole yesterday I put the two best swings of the day on it and it was just to shorten my swing up just fractionally and I’ve been struggling to find my timing consistently, so I didn’t know if that was just a quick fix for one hole or whether it was going to work but obviously, I hit balls on the range this morning and it felt good and it worked really well out there. Got it in on five and six I really felt like I could play the shots that I was seeing and wanted to hit.

May have unlocked the secret for 2010?

Webb: I don’t know. It’s too early. You go through patched where something works for a week or two and then it’s not working. So obviously though it is working right now.

Have you and Katherine ever gone head to head in the final round, in the final group?

Webb: I don’t believe so.

It will be interesting.

Webb: Yeah well there’s a lot of people playing well, a lot of low scores today. It all depends on the weather tomorrow. I think I got really lucky today to not get too many drops but it will all depend on the weather but a lot of low scores today I would have thought shooting 64 at the start of the day would have given me a two or three shot lead but there’s a bunch of people bunched at the top so it will be an interesting day tomorrow.

Karrie will it require something like that again tomorrow to win?

Webb: Again I’ll just handle the weather. The course is soft, and the greens are actually are rolling really well so I think you’re going to have to shoot under par for sure, it’s just a matter of what the conditions give you, and just go out there and try to make as many birdies as you can I guess.

It must give you a lot of confidence with a round like that under your belt?

Webb: Yeah, really a lot of confidence. I hit the ball, to a degree, very well and putted really nicely which, I think, once I get the putter going, it frees up my swing as well.

Do you know how many times you’ve gone into the final day with the lead and how many times you’ve won?

Webb: I do not. But if I was Tiger Woods, you’d be able to tell me that.

That thought process you had last night, shortening your swing up a little bit, is that what you were took to the driving range this morning?

Webb: Yes, that’s what… I was talking to Ian about it last night and that’s what we just worked on this morning to see if that would get me a bit more consistent timing.

It won’t affect you Karrie, but do think it has a negative effect on everyone else chasing you with your dominance in this tournament? Do you think they worry on the first tee, thinking ‘how am I going to run her down?’

Webb: I don’t think so. I think that the players that are up there… Katherine now has won here. There’s players that have played well here and won around the world. I think it’s still anyone’s game. I think, the course is set up in such a way that someone three or four shots back could shoot a 63 or 64 tomorrow and sneak up and win. I wouldn’t think that anyone was thinking like that. But I can’t tell you what they’re thinking.

So you won’t be thinking ‘who’s going to run second today?’

Webb: Yeah, no, I’m pretty good on not trying to jinx myself.

Do you have any superstitions going into the last round? Any little things?

Webb: No, no not that I can think of from the top of my head.

Who was the kiss for on TV camera?

Webb: For my niece. For my other sister’s, Katie’s daughter, Kylah, asked me this morning if I would blow her a kiss on TV. She will be three in a month.

Do you prefer to go in as the leader or do you prefer to chase?

Webb: I’ve won from both positions so it doesn’t really bother me. I’m just glad that I’m not three, four, five shots back going into tomorrow and having to really shoot a low one to have a chance.