Steve Lowery Quotations

I got off to a great start this morning. It was kind of chilly too. With three birdies in four holes on my back nine, I got a little bit of momentum going. I was in a good group too. Van Pelt was minus-five, so we just kind of fed off each other a little bit.

I got a good start there on 10 and drove it in the fairway a lot on the back nine. It's a great golf course, very tough. If you're in the fairway, obviously, you can shoot some good scores.

You guys cover this stuff. Somebody gets hot during the day, and it could be the last three groups. Who knows? Carl is certainly capable of winning. I am. It?s just a matter of who handles it well tomorrow and gets confidence and drives it in the fairway a lot and makes some putts.

The wind was blowing and you are walking to that putting green, you hit a couple of putts, you watch how those balls roll on that putting green and you pretty much know it's going to be a challenge,

I've started to play a lot better at the end of the year. It's more fun. I've felt a lot more competitive.

It would be very satisfying after the start I had. That would be a huge accomplishment.

This is one of the hardest golf courses that we play all year. It's going to be windy again (today). The wind is out of the north and the greens are dried out, there is no moisture, so they are rolling really fast and they're firm.

It's been a lot more fun. I started to play a lot better toward the end of the year. I felt a lot more competitive, so it's been nice the last six or seven weeks.

It was a difficult start but I've turned it around the last six or seven weeks,

I putted well on the back nine, I've been driving the ball well and I had a lot of opportunities and was able to make a few of them on the back nine.