THE MODERATOR:  We're here with LPGA World Golf Hall of Fame member Karrie Webb, just notched her 38th career victory, the winner of the inaugural RR Donnelly LPGA Founders Cup.  Congratulations, Karrie.  Can you just tell us what you're feeling right now?
KARRIE WEBB:  Yeah.  I just said to a couple of the guys that were sitting here, I didn't think I'd be sitting here today, talking about winning.  But now that I am, it's such a great honor to win this tournament.  And I don't know if you heard what I said on TV or on the 18th green, but you know, I really think that the concept of this tournament is great, has been ever since it was announced.  And I don't think we get the opportunity or we don't do it enough is celebrate our Founders and where we've come from.  And I couldn't be more honored to win that event because I wouldn't have had the career that I've had and the life that I've had if it weren't for those 13 women.
           
THE MODERATOR:  You've decided to split your charitable earnings between the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation and Japan Relief.  Can you talk a little bit about that?
KARRIE WEBB:  Yeah.  Like I said, I didn't think I'd be sitting here winning, so at the start of the day I was playing to make as much money as I could for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Foundation, and I talked earlier in the week on behalf of -- the reason why I'm involved with them is because of my coach Kelvin Haller, who's been a quadriplegic for 20 years now.  So you know, that's why I've been involved with them, and it's near and dear to my heart to be associated with them.  And I think they'll understand that I am splitting the 200,000 between them and the relief efforts in Japan. You know, I've been glued to the TV watching it for the past, what, 10 days, nine days now, and you know, it's just unbelievable what's going on over there.  And Japan, the fans, the people and many businesses over there have supported me throughout my entire career.  So you know, I feel like it's just the least I could do.
             
Q.  I know the tax situation is better in Florida, but this area has been pretty nice to you, hasn't it?
KARRIE WEBB:  I don't know where you're going with that.  (Laughs).  It is, yeah.  It's my third win here in Phoenix, so like I said earlier in the week, I love coming out to the desert, and I hope to continue to be playing out here and have a tournament for many years to come out here.  But yeah, I've definitely enjoyed my time over the last 16 years.

Q.  At what point during the course of the day -- you started so far back, at what point during the course of the day did you say I might actually have a chance here?
KARRIE WEBB:  Well, I hadn't seen a leaderboard for a while because it was scrolling.  It didn't have the main leaderboard very often, and I wasn't in the habit of just standing there watching it.  And then when I got on 11 tee, Val Skinner turned up, and I was like, what's she doing here?  And so I figured I must be pretty close to the lead, just that the TV cameras and Val turned up.  And then when I got on 11 green -- it might have been 12 green actually, because I birdied 11 to go to 10-under.  It would have been 12 green would have been when I got to see a leaderboard and knew that I was tied for the lead and then I realized that's why Val's here.

Q.  So how did your nerves change from before and after?  Up until that point you were just like playing and now all of a sudden, oh, my God, I'm leading.
KARRIE WEBB:  Yeah.  I figured I had to be pretty close.  I knew that Angela the last time I had seen the leaderboard she was still only at 12 and she hadn't really done much early on.  So yeah, just -- you know, it sort of, I think, probably just switched me into a different gear mentally as far as, okay, you know, you've got a chance now.  Let's buckle down and play good golf from here.

Q.  Could you describe what that other gear is like, what's it feel like?
KARRIE WEBB:  Well, today it was easy to go there.  Some days you just can't get yourself there.  Or you try too hard to do it and over-focus, I guess, like you're trying to get into that zone.  You know, I just didn't feel -- the only time I felt really nervous was probably 17 and 18, especially the chip and the putt on 18 was the first time I really felt nervous.  And I think it was more that I knew how special it would feel to win this event.  You know, it has obviously nothing to do with money or anything like that.  It was just, you know, I thought this would be really cool if I won this event.  So that was really the only time I got really nervous.

Q.  Brittany was in here a little while ago talking about how she doesn't look at the leaderboard at all because it makes her so nervous, and you were talking a little bit about the scoreboard.  What's been your relationship with the scoreboard over the years and your philosophy about that?
KARRIE WEBB:  I'm a scoreboard watcher in general.  You know, some days I know that, you know, it might be a hindrance, so I try not to watch it, but most days -- I think it's harder not to look at it than it is to look at it.  Most weeks you have to avert your eyes from it at some point because it's just there.  You know, this week, you know, they had scrolling scores of everybody, so I was just standing there looking to see what everyone was shooting.  But yeah, you know, it's never really bothered me.  It's probably motivated me more than anything.  Even if I'm not on the leaderboard, I like looking at it to see what everyone is doing.

Q.  She didn't know that she needed to get up-and-down to force a playoff.  Have you ever been in that situation?  You'd want to know; right?
KARRIE WEBB:  Yeah.  Definitely I would probably want to know, and when I walked up 18, I looked straight over at the leaderboard to see where Brittany was at.

Q.  So you don't buy into this whole thing that you're going to play hard anyway whether you know what's on the leaderboard or not, so you might as well not look at the leaderboard.
KARRIE WEBB:  Yeah.  I know there are players that do it.  I just always wanted to know.  You know, it's just something I've done right from the word go.

Q.  So do you have a sense of how many players do look at the leaderboard and how many don't?
KARRIE WEBB:  No.  I'd say it's probably more people look at the leaderboard than don't.  You know, I can understand -- you know, sometimes you make a wrong decision when you actually -- you know, if Brittany didn't know, she might have had to birdie the last and might have played the hole differently knowing that she needed to do that.

Q.  Jesper Parnevik did that in the British Open.
KARRIE WEBB:  Yeah.  There's been plenty of times where that's happened, but there's also been times people have won because they haven't looked at the leaderboard, so I think it's anyone's personal preference.

Q.  I asked Brittany this same question, but was there anything tricky at all about that approach on 18, because she came up short, you came up short, Paula Creamer came up short, all kind of the same situation?
KARRIE WEBB:  Yeah.  Well, it wasn't tricky, just needed to carry it on the front because the greens were so firm today, but I had just missed the fairway, and hitting out of that -- well, it's not really rough, but it was very inconsistent how the ball came out.  And I was really in between.  You know, just I had to hit a really hard 8-iron off that lie to get it over the front.  And I just didn't catch it well off that lie was really all that happened.

Q.  What is it you think you like so much about the desert?  Is it the style of the golf courses or the Margaritas or the cactuses?
KARRIE WEBB:  I actually haven't had any Mexican this week.  I actually forgot about it.  But no, I think -- well, typically the weather is always nice out here.  You really can't beat it.  This week we've had really good weather.  You know, and the courses, like I said earlier in the week, I love how green the fairways are, and you know, it's just -- it's pleasing to the eye, I think, when you come out here.  And the way the courses are designed, you know where you have to hit it and know where you've gotta hit it into the green.  But you know, I don't have any other secrets as to why I've played well out here.  You know, I've just always enjoyed the atmosphere out here.  I've always appreciated how many people come out and watch.  That's always exciting to play in front of big crowds.

Q.  You talked about winning recently, now back to back and where you are in your career right now.
KARRIE WEBB:  Yeah, well, back to back it's been I don't know how many years.  I'm sure Heather and Matt probably know, but it's been a long time for back to back.  Well, actually on the LPGA.  I won back to back in Australia in 2007.  But yeah, it feels great.  You know, at the start of the day, like I said, I didn't think I'd be sitting here.  I knew I had an outside shot.  But you know, I wouldn't have picked it at the start of the year that I would have won two out of the first three, so feel great about it, and hopefully it'll continue for the rest of the year.

Q.  In the LPGA right now, where is that in 2011, some of the changes.  What are your thoughts of this year so far?
KARRIE WEBB:  Yeah, I think you know, the year has started off well, and I think this event -- I think it went off really well really.  You know, I think they did a fantastic job to get this tournament run as well as it was.  You wouldn't know that they only had a few months to put it together.  And I think it's a great kick start to our domestic season having this event.  And you know, I think the LPGA -- you know, the LPGA, you know, we've had our tough times, and we have throughout the history of the LPGA.  You know, I think we're going to build from this event, and things can only improve.

THE MODERATOR:  Brittany, I guess just take us through the 18th hole.
BRITTANY LINCICOME:  Of course you're going to go straight to that hole.  I don't know.  I mean I was nervous, obviously.  I had no idea where I was on the leaderboard.  I actually managed to not look at one leaderboard the whole entire day, which was pretty good, just so I didn't get overly nervous.  Hit a decent drive.  I mean it was left of where I was going, but it was a perfect angle.  Second shot in I was trying to hit it about 115 yards and landed it about I'd say a yard too short.  Just didn't get up quite the way I anticipated it.  Chipping is something that I've struggled with my whole entire life.  Chipping's been I wouldn't say awful, but it's definitely not good my whole entire life.  So doesn't surprise me that that chip didn't work out too well.  But hit a great putt.  I thought that putt was going to go in, just a little bit more speed and it would have held its line.  But it's golf, I guess.  I was just trying to -- this week was more kind of a learning, okay, let's see what the game is kind of doing, go to LA, a little bit closer and obviously get ready for Kraft.  So play well here, you can only look up from here and get better.
           
THE MODERATOR:  Obviously a bummer not to get the trophy, but it's still a pretty big check for the charity.  Where is that going to go?
BRITTANY LINCICOME:  The First Tee of St. Pete.  It's a charity that we've actually done a golf tournament the past three years for, and I'm on the board.  And it's just great getting kids involved with golf and seeing their little faces get excited when they hit the ball for the first time.  So it's just for parents that can't afford to put their child in golf, so it's really a great charity.  And the gentleman who runs it kind of sent me a text this morning about what they would do if they had all the money if I won, and they're going to build a building and teaching area, and it's going to be really cool.

Q.  Was it difficult to get a distance on the 18th hole, because I noticed that Karrie came up short there and Paula Creamer came up short there?  All of you were kind of in the same situation and came up short on that approach shot.  Was there anything tricky about it?
BRITTANY LINCICOME:  Possibly.  No, it actually should have been a perfect number.  Was trying to just hit it smooth, and it was pretty amped up, obviously, being in the last group, last hole.  So I anticipated it to kind of jump or fly a little bit further, and it just really didn't do that.  I still feel like I hit it perfect.  If I went back and did it again, it would be the same club, just maybe hit it a little bit harder, I guess, but really a perfect number, perfect club.  Just didn't jump the way I thought it did.

Q.  Can you talk about what happened on 11 where you were kind of all over the place and chipped it in, or pitched it in?
BRITTANY LINCICOME:  That was my luck this week.  I was in four divots this week.  I get in big trouble on the bunkers all the time.  It seems I'm either like plug driver in the bunker occasionally.  Bunkers really don't like me.  So I got up there and the ball was literally like an inch from going in the bunker, so no stance, no nothing.  Did all I could just to kind of get it back out in the fairway.  I knew I needed to hit it probably 10, 15 yards just to get it somewhere because I was in that exact same spot yesterday and hit 3-wood on the green from 270.  So I knew I could get there, and just kind of tried to get it down there as far as I could.  And again, that chip was going to go by probably five feet if it didn't go in.  But luckily it caught the hole.  Karma.

Q.  How long has it been your strategy not to look at the leaderboard?
BRITTANY LINCICOME:  Never look at a leaderboard.

Q.  Never do?
BRITTANY LINCICOME:  Never do, yeah.  And Nancy Lopez saw me on 18 and she said, "you need to look at the leaderboard."

Q.  So what's your take on that?
BRITTANY LINCICOME:  I feel like I'm going to get really nervous.  Obviously you go out there and if you're close, I knew I needed to birdie every hole.  That was my kind of mind frame.  It wasn't let's lag this putt up there or anything like that.  You're not trying to bogey holes.  I'm trying to birdie every hole, so I don't really feel like -- I guess you could do it every way.  But Nancy just said, you need to start looking at the leaderboard and your nerves will kind of build into that and you'll learn, I guess, where you need to be.

Q.  So are you going to do that?
BRITTANY LINCICOME:  Nancy is pretty darn good.  (Laughs).  I don't think she would steer me wrong, so probably, yeah.  (Interruption in Audio).  Vision 54, the sports psychologists.  And two girls that I work with followed me all day today, thank goodness, because I probably couldn't have done it without them.  Every time I saw them I just kind of smiled and just remembered everything that we work on.  You saw I was doing a lot of one-footed swings out there, one footed putts, just trying to feel balanced and get my tempo back in line.  So everything that they're teaching me, just with the breathing, just try and take long, deep breaths, try and slow my heart rate down; to kind of stay in the moment, not to go to the past or present -- more present, not to the future.  Just everything that they're doing is paying off tremendously.

Q.  How were your nerves over that last chip and the putt?
BRITTANY LINCICOME:  The chip, I didn't feel too bad because I kind of had it in my mind, for some strange reason, that Cristie Kerr was already running away with it.  I don't even know where I finished.  She finished, I hardly knew who won, just from the crowd.  But every time I looked like they were cheering for her, so I just assumed she was birdieing.  I thought she birdied 18 and like 16.  So over the chip I wasn't really too nervous.  I was like, oh, just get it up-and-down and we'll see what happens kind of an attitude, and the putt obviously I was very, very nervous; and actually felt like I hit a great putt, just needed to hit it a little harder.

Q.  So how long have you been working with Vision 54?
BRITTANY LINCICOME:  It's actually funny.  I worked with them for 30 minutes before I won Kraft in '09, and then I went here to Arizona the week after Kraft and worked with them, so 2009.  March of 2009.

Q.  So do you get a sense that you'll ever graduate from something like that?
BRITTANY LINCICOME:  Eventually.  I mean it's just reteaching the mind.  The mind likes to remember all the negatives and the bad shots.  I'm just trying to remember -- they asked me today like, what was your best shot?  And I'm like, gosh, I don't even remember.  I had a bunch of them.  So it's just -- I mean it's something that's going to take some time.  It's like the golf swing.  There's people who actually work on their golf swing, I guess, but they're always tinkering with things.  Even Tiger Woods still takes golf lessons.  It's something that I'll constantly be working on probably the rest of my career.

Q.  Did you offer any encouragement or say anything to Angela when it was over, the tough day that she had?
BRITTANY LINCICOME:  No.  No.  We're not friends anymore.  So -- yeah.

PAULA CREAMER:  I was 2-over through six holes for the day and 3-under for the tournament, and I made a good par save on the par-3, 5, and after that I kind of just started chucking along, birdied 8 and 9, gave myself a good look on the rest of the holes on the back nine.  You know, I made some good putts and kept giving myself opportunities.

Q.  With Angela so far out at the beginning of the day, did you sort of know that you had to kind of go out there and post a number?
PAULA CREAMER:  No.  I knew that.  I thought if you were five or six behind, you know, you always have a chance if you go out and shoot low.  I wasn't too far in front of her with the groups, so I knew if I could kind of go low, but it makes it kind of a fun day.  You can pretty much go at everything, you have nothing to lose.

Q.  What happened out there today?
ANGELA STANFORD:  I shot over par.  I mean three three-putts.  Bad putting.

THE MODERATOR: Angela, welcome back.
ANGELA STANFORD: Good to be back.

THE MODERATOR: 66 today to match the one from yesterday. Just talk about the round.
ANGELA STANFORD: Surprised, to be perfectly honest. I didn't feel quite right this morning. I had kind of a weird warmup session. So you know, sometimes it's better for me because I go out there, and I really have to focus on each shot because I didn't have a very good warmup session. So I'm surprised, to be perfectly honest, but very happy to be here.

THE MODERATOR: Can you expand on weird practice session?
ANGELA STANFORD: Just didn't get a very good rhythm going. Just kind of hit some shots that I haven't hit yet this week, and errant shots, so just had a hard time getting in the rhythm for some reason.

Q. So the wind is up and the greens are too hard. How did you do that?
ANGELA STANFORD: Well, fortunately for me I've always played release. I'm not one that spins the ball a whole lot. So it doesn't bother me if my ball releases 5 or 25. So I think for me that's good because I expect it already. I think people that spin the ball a lot, they may not be used to seeing the balls bounce and release like that. But I've seen it my whole life. So it doesn't surprise me. And I'm from Texas and the wind blows there.

Q. As it stands now, you've got a sizeable lead in this thing. Does that force you into any kind of a different strategy for tomorrow, and you know, if the pairing was right now, you'd be with Cristie Kerr. And do you guys have a rivalry?
ANGELA STANFORD: Well, first off, I'm not sure I'm thinking somebody will get to double digits in the afternoon. I expect that. I'm ready for it. For me it doesn't change what I'm doing tomorrow because there are a few holes out there that can give me problems. I'm not real comfortable on all of the holes, so I know that there is I might have some issues out there. So for me, you know, I'm going to stay as focused as I have been the last couple days. So I'm not worried about that. Kerr, no. I mean I don't think in my mind, even though we're the same age, she's been out here a little bit longer. So I don't know, I think because of the age or because of the years she's been out here on Tour, I think of her as the older veteran. (Laughs). So there's not really much of a there's not anything there, no.

Q. I guess maybe what he was alluding to a little bit, in '06 Cristie came back in Nashville to beat you and then she came from 8 back to beat you in Canada. What did you take from those, learn from those two? Had to be very tough losses.
ANGELA STANFORD: You guys have really good memories. Did you have to pull that up? Did you research that or do you remember that? You know, I learned a lot in those two losses, and people say you learn more in a loss than a victory. So for me I have to stay aggressive. I think I not that I played scared, but if there's a pin tucked left, the first day you're probably going at it. Well, if you have a five, six, seven shot lead on the final day, you may go at the middle of the green. For me, I've learned that when I did that, it wasn't very successful. So I learned that I have to keep hitting golf shots. You can't just say I'm going to go out and make 18 pars and hope I win. So you know, that's I think I was still maturing as a player at the time, and I didn't know what it took to win. I was still learning what it took to win, and to win you have to keep hitting your shots. You have to hit golf shots and you have to make birdies out here.

Q. Would you be playing harder tomorrow if you were going to cash a check or is it and is it the same I mean Juli Inkster mentioned in here yesterday it's different not playing for money. What do you think about that?
ANGELA STANFORD: You know, my golf instructor at home has said this, and nobody's ever said this to me, but he's like he said I'm one of the few people that he's seen that can play for nothing and really play like it means something. I play with my guys at Shady Oaks in the 1 o’clock, and I'm out there trying to beat them, and they're out there to enjoy the weekend. So it always matters to me. I don't care if it's for money. I don't care if it's for money for my charity or for the LPGA Foundation. I don't care what it's for. If you tell me it's official and I have a chance to compete and I have a chance to win something, I'm going to show up. So yeah, you want the money, you want the check or whatever, but that's not why I started playing this game. So for me this week wasn't anything different. I got to show up and I'm going to get to play and compete and maybe have a chance to win.

Q. What is your charity? Can you name it since you are the most likely person at this point?
ANGELA STANFORD: The Angela Stanford Foundation. We just started it was started in January of 2010, so it's brand new. It would do wonders for my foundation. We could help a lot of kids a lot faster than I thought we would. So I think there is a lot on the line in that respect.

Q. You have a much different, much better golf swing now than you had in 2006, and in fact, you started to learn to win when you did those swing changes. I mean you must have an entirely different confidence level going into a final round now than you did at that time.
ANGELA STANFORD: Well, Ron, you should know, golf is like one big circle. It's always one big circle, and I think in '06, because I just started working with Mike Wright in '05, at the end of '05. So it was still pretty new. I kind of knew what was going on, but I hadn't played with it a whole lot. So now I've seen and I get really good and the swing was really working in '09 and then I kind of had a dip last year, so I had to figure out what made it work before. So it's been really good for me actually to kind of have the ups and downs of golf. And I feel like I am kind of making a full circle. And you know, I think I figured out what I was doing in '06, and I kind of lost it at the end of '09 and going into '10. So that's why this week's been so fun because I think I found what I was doing in '06, and now to have those five years of experience behind it helps.

Q. If it does end up being you and Cristie, you mentioned, you know, that competitive side of yourself. Would you relish the chance for maybe a little payback in that situation?
ANGELA STANFORD: I just want to win. So whether it's her or anybody else in that group, because they're trying to beat me. That's for sure. So I'm trying to beat her. And I would be upset if she were not trying to beat me.

Q. Just one other follow up to that, to the charity question. You mentioned that you could help a lot of kids in your foundation. What sort of stuff are you doing? What kind of work is that at the foundation?
ANGELA STANFORD: Well, we have decided after my mom had breast cancer, in '09 she was diagnosed; and then we actually lost a board member last September to liver cancer. And her daughter is actually here this week. We decided that we would help families that (Chokes up.) I'm sorry. That kind of caught me off guard. I'm sorry. Wow. I didn't expect that. We decided that, you know, cancer is a ripple effect through the family, and I've always wanted to help kids in some sort of way. So we decided that if we could help fund some scholarships, so you know, if a mom or a dad find out they have breast cancer or prostate cancer or whatever type of cancer they have, it could be a grandparent, that if they have a junior or senior in high school, all of a sudden the focus goes to the patient and the medical bills, you know, everything all the money goes towards that. So we would like to give kids scholarships to just kind of lighten that load. So that's our focus, and we could help a lot more kids. I figured we could help five to seven kids going into this fall on a small level. But I think that we could it would be kind of fun to readjust our goals and our numbers.

“I had three amazing saves today, just putting lights out. Driver kind of let me down a little bit today. Yesterday I drove it amazing, so I must have used them all yesterday. Putter saved me three really big times, huge momentum swings if I would have missed or started doing rough in the beginning. Especially this putt on 18; there’s not that many people out here, but you still want to go into tomorrow with some positive thoughts.”

On chasing down Stanford Sunday: “Do the same thing I did yesterday and today, put both rounds together. I need to drive it like I did yesterday and putt like I did today. Hopefully we didn’t use them all today. There’s still a few more out there tomorrow. I haven’t had an eagle out here, which I normally have at least one per tournament, so hopefully those will come out tomorrow.”

THE MODERATOR: Cristie, thanks for coming in. Do we have any questions? Just general impressions.
CRISTIE KERR: Yeah, I played very well today. You know, I controlled the golf ball really well. You know, it's starting to play a little tougher out there. The greens are a lot firmer than they were yesterday, even though I played in the afternoon yesterday. An iron downwind is releasing over 20 yards. So it's kind of hard to get the ball close to the hole, so anything in the 60s I think is a good round.

I had some putts that could have gone in, but today was very, very solid. I've been working really hard the last couple weeks and starting to see the turnaround in my game. And you know, my family is doing well. I had some family issues, health issues with my mom and my dad, and everything's doing better, so everything's starting to turn around a little bit.

Q. You look like you put a lot of work in your conditioning program in the off season, too. Are you looking for a big year this year?
CRISTIE KERR: Yeah, of course. Always want to be top American, want to be top player in the world. And you know, I changed the way I went back to eating the way I ate when I lost all my weight. I cut out bread completely, processed carbohydrates, eating oatmeal and granola now in the morning and fruits, lots of fruits and vegetables and lean proteins. I'm feeling a lot better, not getting as many migraine headaches. Cut down on the wine. That's hard, but you know, I've trained a lot.

And part of it's stress, too, with a lot of the stuff that's gone on with my parents and even with my dog. My dog's had two surgeries in the last four weeks for his eyes. So it's been kind of stressful, and you know, I just feel like I'm in a lot better shape, and it's nice to be able to tuck my shirt in again.

Q. Do you feel a little safe there when you're on the course there, from all those stresses that you were talking about? When you're between the ropes is a little bit of sanctuary from that?
CRISTIE KERR: Yeah. My golf has always been the thing that I love to do, and it's a different kind of stress inside the ropes than outside. I think for me problems with family or health issues or whatever is a lot more stressful than hitting a 6 iron right of the green.

Q. You five back of a good player, Angela Stanford, going into tomorrow. 18 holes, is that doable?
CRISTIE KERR: Oh, yeah. It's doable, and if you don't know the history that I've had with that, I mean you can look it up. But you know, I've come from eight back to win tournaments, and seven back, and you know, anything can happen on Sunday.

It's a different feel when you're playing in the last group, especially with the lead because you tighten up and you try and protect it. And you know, I can stick with my game plan. It depends on the pins and the conditions tomorrow, but sure. I mean, you know, anything five and in is doable.

THE MODERATOR: Angela, welcome. Good round today. Start off by some thoughts on the round.
ANGELA STANFORD: You know, I just had fun today. Beautiful day, beautiful golf course. You know, I think when I mean I have a lot of fans out there. I think that always gets me kind of juiced when you show up and there are a lot of people. The fans here are amazing. You know, they love golf, and it's a lot of fun to play in front of fans like that.

THE MODERATOR: So walk us through 8 and 9.
ANGELA STANFORD: (Laughs). 8, I'm just not comfortable on that tee box, and then I hit a bad shot, lost it right, had to drop. I actually hit a really good shot off the rocks, and then hit my chip just too hard and then missed the putt. And got to the next tee shot, and same thing, same type of shot, hit it in the bunker off the tee. And then I got down in the bunker and I you know, I was like, you know, let's just hit a good shot. Let's get back on track. Let's birdie, par, whatever, get to the back nine, because I really like the back nine, so I thought just hit a good shot and let's get back on track. And then it went in.

THE MODERATOR: What was that club in distance?
ANGELA STANFORD: 8-iron, 142 to the pin.

Q. What side of the fairway was that?
ANGELA STANFORD: On 9, the right side if you're standing on the tee. It's the right fairway bunker.

Q. What effect did that have on you the rest of the day?
ANGELA STANFORD: The double or the eagle, or both?

Q. Both.
ANGELA STANFORD: You know, I think after our first two events, I really I found out that I was struggling mentally, and I just get down on myself really fast. So after the double I thought, okay, well, you know, I have a choice here. I can either stay down and just say, oh, same ol', same ol', whatever, or go to the next hole and try to make it better. And you know, usually you don't get results that quick in golf. So it was nice that and I got lucky, that I make an eagle there and I get those two shots back, and I'm like, oh, it does help to think positive. It's that deal. But it really helped because I thought maybe I am onto something, maybe. Because it had been a really good day up until that double, and I didn't want to think, oh, here I go again, so it was really nice to see a quick result from saying, no, I'm not going to do that today. I'm just going to keep going.

Q. (Indiscernible).
ANGELA STANFORD: Yeah.

Q. Is it hard to start the season so far away from home and then have two weeks off, and are you sort of looking forward to this stretch now where you got three in a row?
ANGELA STANFORD: Yes. It is tough because you're kind of going, you know, for me I had ice on the ground, and then we go into basically 100 degree weather. So it's tough with the flying and then getting adjusted. And now, you know, if you've been working on things in the off season you know, so it is a little different. But I was looking forward to these three weeks. I think it's a great swing starting in Phoenix. Like I said, the fans are great. It's a great week, great concept. And then we go to Kia and finish at Kraft. I mean it just feels good.

Q. So today you managed to turn things around for yourself mentally and not get down on yourself. How long have you been aware this is a problem for yourself as a player, and how have you been working on it?
ANGELA STANFORD: Forever. (Laughs). I've always been pretty hard on myself, and people have said it hurts me. But I also think it helps me. I mean it drives me. But I got to a point where it was starting to hurt me. So you know, today I was really focusing on just enjoying hitting the golf ball. The last two weeks I kind of figured out a few things in my golf swing, and it was fun to hit the golf ball today. It wasn't very fun to hit the golf ball the first couple weeks of the season. So that's a lot of it. You know, I just really enjoyed playing the game today.

Q. So your sense is that being angry about the things, trying to motivate yourself with anger doesn't work as well as playing with fun?
ANGELA STANFORD: Well, I think it does. It's almost like a meter. It helps me because I've played like that my entire life. And it drives me. I don't pat myself on the back much at all. But then you can get to a point where, okay, now you're in the red. It's starting to hurt you. So I'd gotten to that point.

Q. What's more fun, holing out from 142 or watching TCU win the Rose Bowl?
ANGELA STANFORD: The Rose Bowl, definitely. Thank you, Coach Patterson.

Q. Those are my Badgers you beat. But anyway, can you just talk about the Founders Cup history here? Are you noticing whose hole you're playing on, the Walk of Fame? Are those things making impressions on you?
ANGELA STANFORD: I think so. And it's really neat. You know, it's really neat that they have the Founders pictures and Hall of Famers on the different holes. I think that's a great idea. I did get a little nervous when I saw the two Founders sitting, I think it was Marilyn Smith and Shirley Spork. Is that right? I got a little nervous because I didn't know they would be there, and I looked up and I saw them, and I was like, whoa. Like all of a sudden I was really nervous over that putt because, you know, you want to play the game right for them. You want to do things to grow the game for them because they put it on the line for us and without them I wouldn't be here. So you know, just out of respect and to, you know, just to play hard and in the right way for them. So I think it's a great week. It's a great reminder for all of us why we're here and what we're doing, and it's neat to have them here watching.

Q. I was running around and didn't actually see the last putt. What was the putt? Did you make it?
ANGELA STANFORD: No. I missed it. I actually didn't hit it hard enough. I was above the hole like maybe 17, 18 feet.

Q. Was there a conversation at all with them when you came off?
ANGELA STANFORD: Just thank you. Thanks for being here. They like to talk to you. They don't want to listen to you. (Laughs.) They're going to tell you. And that's cool. I'll listen to them all day. So I just said thank you. I mean it's hard to say it say anything else.

Q. What do you think of the whole playing for free thing, and then I see you're also playing for your own foundation.
ANGELA STANFORD: Well, I think there are two answers to that. I mean as an individual, as a business, it's hard to get over that hurdle in your head. You know, I am an individual. I do make my own money. However, you know, you gotta get over that, and you gotta get over it quickly. And you know, for me, having a foundation of my own, I know how hard it is to raise money. I know how hard it is to have people interested. I know how hard it is to get people to rally around you, and you know, I think by the LPGA supporting your own, I mean why not? I think it's a great idea for one week out of the year. I have a golf tournament that supports my foundation. So it's easy for me to be here and play because it means so much to me. I think if you're not connected to a charity or you're not I mean I grew up in an area where people help people. And so for me not to be here would be very wrong. So you know, this week is about, you know, you have an opportunity to help somebody else. So it just it's easy to be here in my opinion, once you get over that initial me, me, me.

Q. Just start off with some thoughts about the round.
BRITTANY LINCICOME: It was a great round. It's a fun golf course out there. It's a little bit different for my game because normally I'm used to hitting wedges and then kind of spinning them back, and here you have to allow for them to kind of release five or even seven yards. So it's a little bit different, but I knew going into this week that the greens were going to be a little bit firm, so I felt like I handled it and managed it pretty well out there today.

THE MODERATOR: Obviously this is a unique event. I've kind of been asking everybody, who are you playing for and why?
BRITTANY LINCICOME: I am playing for The First Tee of St. Pete. I'm on the board, and it's just a charity that I've been affiliated with for the last couple years now. We have an annual golf tournament every year in December, and we do a couple of poker tournaments throughout the year. Just trying to raise money for the kids. It's a great cause. A lot of families can't afford for their children to play golf, so it just helps fund that and just keep getting kids involved with golf.

Q. Did something get you fired up on the back nine or?
BRITTANY LINCICOME: Yeah. I mean yeah. Just was I don't even know what happened. It just kind of one right after another, and it wasn't even like I was making 50 footers. They were all five, eight footers, pretty naturally just kind of happening. I had a great group today, a bunch of nice girls. I was talking to my standard bearer girls all day today, which if you know me, the more I talk, the better I play. So that made me very relaxed, and just enjoyed it and took it all in. It's a unique event, like you said, and just tried to have some fun with it.

Q. What were the topics of conversation?
BRITTANY LINCICOME: It doesn't really matter actually. As long as I'm talking, and I talked to the little girls. I asked them if they played golf. They were 11 and 14 years old, so obviously they enjoyed chitchatting as well, and we just talked golf really and about school, and the girls in my group really just whatever kind of came up, what did you do in the last two weeks in your off weeks, and they asked me the same question, and just really talked about whatever.

Q. Do you think this course is going to set up well for the long hitters? Is there a big advantage for you this week do you think?
BRITTANY LINCICOME: I think so, especially the par 5s. I mean they're not crazy long, but definitely being a longer hitter, I have a better chance of getting there in two. So that's always a positive. And it got kind of windy there the last couple holes, so obviously having a wedge into those greens is going to be a lot easier than having the longer irons. So definitely this course in particular it's nice to have a shorter iron, because like I said, even my wedge is releasing five to seven yards, so just think of some of these girls that are hitting 7 irons, 8 irons when I'm hitting a wedge, I mean they have to allow for a lot of release. So definitely length is going to come into play this week for sure.

Q. How receptive were the greens and conditions in your thinking? Were they as good as everybody I'm hearing say they were?
BRITTANY LINCICOME: I actually played a practice round the week before Thailand. I came out and worked with the Vision 54 ladies, and I played the course, so I kind of already knew the greens were going to be firm. They're definitely firm, and I'm not sure, I don't know if it's a new course or why they're so firm. Maybe it's just desert golf and I don't remember, but they're pretty firm out there. But you knew that going in, and just kind of you gotta play for it and just allow it to release.

Q. You mentioned that the wind was picking up. Do you expect that the afternoon groups are going to have a little more difficulty than your earlier starters?
BRITTANY LINCICOME: I would think so. I mean our first couple holes, first nine holes even, it didn't seem like it was blowing at all. First couple holes I remember writing in my yardage book "calm" for the wind direction. So I would imagine it's going to be a little more difficult out there, especially the hotter it gets, the greens dry out a little bit more. So hopefully scores aren't too low.

Q. Is it frustrating with the stop and start nature of the early schedule here? Is that why you played the men's event, just to get some rounds in?
BRITTANY LINCICOME: Yeah. It's a little frustrating is the wrong word. It's just kind of hard to get in the rhythm of things. You play two weeks and take two and a half months off then play two weeks, then two weeks off, then three. It's nice to have these three weeks in a row to kind of get ready and get prepared, especially for our first major of the year. The men's event was just that exact same thing, just trying to get ready for Thailand before I went just so when I got there, it wasn't like, oh, gosh, so it doesn't take as long to get ready and get going as years past. I've gone to Australia before and tried it that way, but I didn't feel like flying that far and I wanted to have another week at home. The men's event was just in Orlando, so it just seemed to fit.

Q. Does this tournament mentally have a different feel? You know, you're playing for charity, you're playing for something, obviously, and a championship, but is there any less pressure, any different feel knowing that you're not actually playing for the money yourself?
BRITTANY LINCICOME: It is a different feel. It's not, I would say, as stressful as like a Solheim Cup where you're representing your country, but I'm definitely representing somebody else, so I'm obviously going to try and do my best and try to raise as much money as I possibly can for my charity. We don't raise crazy amounts of money, but we do raise a little bit, so if I did win or in the top five, that's more money than we would ever think about raising, so it's definitely maybe a little more pressure even just because I want to do so well for them. But like I said, I just try to go out and have fun with it and see what happens. I try not to put too much pressure on myself.

Q. Not to go through the card or anything, but were there a couple tee shots up there that stick out in your mind today?
BRITTANY LINCICOME: I did a lot of good things today. I drove it well, which obviously really helps. Obviously you don't want to get in the rocks in the desert, so I did very well at avoiding those at all costs. Just set myself up nice to hit the wedges and the short irons in there, obviously the par 5s. I had no eagles today, which is depressing, so hopefully in the next two days we can get some of those. Need to birdie more on the 15 and 18 so we can raise some more money for charity. I did a lot of great things today, I putted it well, made the putts when I needed to to save par. Only had one bogey today which was pretty good.

Q. I didn't see a lot of birdies and eagles on the last four holes up on the leaderboard. Are they tough today or tougher hole location?
BRITTANY LINCICOME: No, not even that. Just coming down the stretch I always seem to get nervous and I feel like I put a little bit more added pressure, I guess, on myself. So I really was just happy with the par. It's really random. I'm not sure why. I birdied 15. Need to eagle 15.

Q. Have you noticed during any of the practice rounds or even today the way the event is honoring the Founders? And the particular holes at the end have photographs of the founders and the Walk of Fame and all that. How much have you taken that in?
BRITTANY LINCICOME: I've taken it all in. I was really funny because on one of the holes we could see the founders coming up, or Hall of Famers even, coming up No. 16 or so, and Nancy and Betsy and is it Patty Sheehan? It was really cool. I like was staring at them. Thank goodness the other two girls had to hit. They were laying up on the par 5, I believe, so I had time to kind of watch them hit their second shots or their approach shot into the green, and there was a million people following them. So that was really cool. If I wasn't playing, I would definitely be out there watching them play this morning, because that's really cool.

Q. Where were you and where were they?
BRITTANY LINCICOME: I think I was on they were on like 16 maybe. I was on like 11 or 12.

THE MODERATOR: Welcome. Good playing today.
BEATRIZ RECARI: Thank you.

THE MODERATOR: Just start it off by just some comments on the round.
BEATRIZ RECARI: Well, I'm feeling very solid. I did really good work during these last two weeks, and I'm feeling very solid with my game. I was striking it really well. So I birdied on 10. I had a birdie chance on 10 and I made birdie on 11. So I was overall feeling very confident. I missed two putts on the back nine, my very first hole. So I then kept patient and I was playing really well, putting them next to the pin, and then they started dropping in. So I'm really happy.

THE MODERATOR: Given the unique nature of the event, I've been asking everyone who's coming in, whom you're playing for and why.
BEATRIZ RECARI: I am playing for a charity in West Palm that is awareness for girls and boys with eating disorders. Why, because it’s already out there in the media because I struggled myself a few years ago, and it's something that touches me personally. And I thought that, you know, if I have this opportunity, then why not play for this cause.

Q. How much does winning on the LPGA Tour last year help you coming into this year?
BEATRIZ RECARI: It helped me tremendously because it verified for me that the work that I was doing was correct and that my game was good enough to win out there. It's just a matter of refinement here and there just keeping with it, that it was not a major thing; I could win, so why can't I win now. And after that I had a very good end of the season, so that gave me a lot of confidence, of course. And other than that it gave me confirmation that what I was doing was right, so I just kept working on it and harder and harder and harder, and I believe that I did very good winter training, so far the best. And I played well in Asia and I'm playing very well, so I'm feeling overall very confident. Like I said, I won last year, and of course, I want to keep winning. How many, I don't know. And you know, if I don't win this year, I can't control that. I just can control every day, and that's what I did out there today. And I just hope that I can put another two good rounds and I can take the trophy home.

Q. How many fairways did you hit today and how does this course suit your game?
BEATRIZ RECARI: I just finished, so I don't really know the stats. I have to go after. I don't like to get obsessed on the course on how many greens I'm hitting or not. It's just that I was playing very well and I missed a couple of fairways just on the edge, but I'm very happy with how I played. I don't know exactly the stats, how many.

Q. When Brittany was in, she mentioned that the greens were very firm and she really had to adjust to account for that. Did you find that to be the case also?
BEATRIZ RECARI: Not so much the greens. I play in Florida, and I believe that I hit a little bit further here because it's not so humid. It's really dry. So for me it was a matter of adjusting the distance that I was flying at every single cup. Yes, there are some greens that are a little bit bouncy, but for me it was more the wind and the extra yardage when I'm hitting over here. But I think I managed well. There were just a few that were bouncy. The rest are okay.

Q. Do you keep track where you are on the Solheim Cup point list?
BEATRIZ RECARI: No. (Laughs). No.

Q. Is that important to you, making the team?
BEATRIZ RECARI: Of course it is very important. This year is the closest I've been to making the team. I don't know where I'm standing. I guess I'm up there, I guess, but again, I don't want to focus on it. It's one of my goals this year, of course, but if I cannot make it for whatever reason, the important thing is the team, the 12 of them are the best that are playing right then. And the most important thing is that they get the trophy. If I can be a part of it, that's my goal and what I work for. It would be great. If not, I believe there will be many more chances in the future. But of course, it is one of my goals this year, but again, I don't get obsessed by it. I just want to focus on every day, and I believe that is the way to do it. I learned something last year and that's that you cannot force any win or anything to happen. You cannot force it.

Q. Have you been to Phoenix before, and what are your impressions of like the desert or something? Is it something like maybe you would see in a movie or something?
BEATRIZ RECARI: Yes. I've never been. This is my first time. And I just arrived Tuesday night, so to be honest with you, I haven't seen much, other than what is around the course. I heard and many people have told me that it is beautiful, but when you travel, I don't get to see much. It's totally different because I live by the ocean, so this is as close as you can get to a cactus. So it is beautiful. It's different, and I really like it. The people are great, but yeah, my skin is dry. But other than that, it is good. Again, the only thing that I've had to adjust is that I believe the ball flies longer because there is no humidity here.

Q. With this format with the purse going to charity, what kind of hardship has it created for you, and how do you feel about it?
BEATRIZ RECARI: Well, it definitely, you know, this goes back to the question before, since I chose something that is very close to me, of course I have that extra motivation to do well because it's kind of like I've had that, and for me, it's giving it back to those people that are in that situation. And if I can help just one person, you know, it's really good for me. And especially with what's going on in the Pacific, I think we have to be very thankful for where we are. And you know, you never know, you have to be happy and thankful for everything that happens every day.

Q. Can you give the short version of I believe it was anorexia you battled with? What ages you had it and how you came out of it?
BEATRIZ RECARI: I don't want to make a drama out of it. Okay. I don't even remember. It's just not like all of a sudden the next day I'm like I'm anorexic. It's not like that. And it's not like I was anorexic either. I lost a little weight. I don't want to make it sound like I was anorexic or whatever. I lost a little weight because for me I was struggling with that, and it started for me, when you're growing up, you know, everything that you see out there is whether it's going to make you fat or not. Or you have to stay thin because that is associated with being successful, and that's what you see in all the people are like, I'm trying to lose weight and everything. You hear it constantly, not only in magazines, but just out there on the street. And when I was growing up, I didn't understand. Like all of a sudden I was like, why didn't you eat that biscuit, it's like well, because it's going to make me fat. So for me it's like, what? So that's how I started. I had that experience. Again, I don't want to make a drama out of it. I am very healthy now. I love my body. I love eating. It's just an experience that I had, and that made me grow as a person, and that's all I care about. I hope that from my experience and my learning experience I can help other people who are struggling like that because I just want to help other people and be a good example.

Q. You're helping an organization that does that, but I was just curious, who helped with you with it.
BEATRIZ RECARI: Several people who were close to me. My family, of course. And just people that I happened to meet after that or gave me advice after that, and I learned so much about nutrition and about my body. I learned how to deal with when I'm traveling, you know, to eat. I travel with my fruit bag so I can always have snacks wherever I go, and it's just the focus. My family was right there from the very first moment, and after that you meet like other people like that.

THE MODERATOR: Juli, thanks for coming in. Good round today. 4 under 68. Can you tell me how you feel going into the weekend and a little bit about your round?
JULI INKSTER: Well, you know, I played pretty good. I played pretty solid. You know, I missed one, I think three or four footer for birdie, but I drove the ball well, which is what you gotta do out here. And I hit some good irons. So I played pretty consistent. I was happy with the way I played.

Q. Your last win was in Phoenix, right?
JULI INKSTER: I guess. Yeah. Yeah.

Q. I know that you had a few chances to break that record of oldest winner on Tour. How many times has it been in the last four years that you've had that opportunity do you think?
JULI INKSTER: Well, considering I didn't know where my last win was, I know I'm not going to remember when I had a chance to break the record. So I don't know. I mean, you know, last year in Malaysia I finished second. You know, I have to apologize, I'm really bad on that stat. So you know, I've had some chances, but we'll see.

Q. What would that mean to you?
JULI INKSTER: Not a lot. A win would mean a lot. Just being the oldest player to win doesn't really mean that much, but winning out here would mean a lot.

Q. Why do you think you're able to compete as well as you can at this level continually?
JULI INKSTER: You guys are asking some really tough questions. I don't know. I guess because I still love the game. I still practice. I still work at it. I keep myself in pretty good shape. You know, it's not like I'm 80. (Laughs). You know, I'm 50. And I know, I'm competing against 20, 25 year olds, but I'm sure I could beat half of them on a treadmill. (Laughs). So I don't know. To me it's not about me against them, you know, it's me you know, I try to compete against the golf course, and if I happen to beat some of the young pups, then I do. But it's not like I go out there and say I'm going to beat the 20 year olds today.

Q. You have to be a little bit of a hero, though, to the older fans. I'm guessing you're hearing some comments.
JULI INKSTER: Oh, yeah, yeah. All the gray hairs love me, so it's great. It's good. I mean I've played in Phoenix forever. I mean since 1984 it was my first year, and you know, I've played in Phoenix every year we've had a tournament here, and you hope playing that many years you can get a little bit of a following. And you know, it's nice. On No. 1 we had a nice group following us, and I appreciate that. I mean I think that's great.

Q. When this event was first proposed, you wanted to know more about it, you had questions about it. How do you feel about the idea now?
JULI INKSTER: Well, let's see. It's kind of hard to put this I mean I think Mike has a good idea. You know, I just I just think it's hard for us as professional golfers to play for free. You know, we only have a certain amount of tournaments, and this is what we do for a living, but you know, we're going to just see how it goes. It's different. It's definitely different mentality out there. I mean I came in for a nine hole practice round, played nine hole Pro Am, and away we go. You know, I think it has a lot of good things about it, and I think it has some things that could be tweaked.

Q. Does it need part of the purse to be paid to the players?
JULI INKSTER: Well, I think I hate to say it, the people that lose out the most on this are the caddies. I mean the caddies, they only work a certain amount of weeks, too, and you know, if your boss is getting zero, you're pretty much getting zero, too. So I think we gotta find a way to make it financially good for them. And you know, I don't know. I mean, you know, I think if I actually did win this and able to give the whole purse to charity, I think I'd feel pretty good about it, I mean, but I wouldn't want to do it every week. (Laughs).

Q. Would it be easier if there were more domestic opportunities?
JULI INKSTER: Oh, yeah, definitely. I mean definitely. I think, you know, if we had another six, seven, eight more domestic opportunities, I think it would be great. But I also think it's important for myself and for some of the top players to play, because I do think it's, one, we're supporting our commissioner. We're supporting RR Donnelly, and we're supporting the LPGA Founders, and I do think it's important that we're here to play.

Q. Juli, Ron wrote a very interesting piece this week in Golf World about the PGA TOUR taking some kind of role in the LPGA's future, and also he mentioned in that that the old guard of the LPGA kind of fought that kind of a merger. I was just curious as to what your thoughts about the PGA TOUR taking over the LPGA would be.
JULI INKSTER: Well, you know, I think in these financial times, I think I'm not so sure I think it would be probably a good idea. I think the old guards would be you know, they never wanted to be a back seat to the PGA TOUR. You know, they didn't want it the PGA TOUR and then the Champions Tour, the Nationwide Tour and then the LPGA Tour. I think they always fought against that, that they could stand on their own. With the financial times, and I have to say, the LPGA has the global connection. I mean we do, and I think the PGA TOUR wants that. So I mean you put Frick and Frack together, you might make something, you know. It's really not that bad of an idea.

Q. One more thing about the schedule. With so few domestic opportunities, it's really hard for young blood and fresh faces to break in right now, isn't it?
JULI INKSTER: Oh, I know. Pat Hurst and I were talking about my first tournament as a rookie, I played in High Point, North Carolina, and I think I finished like, I don't know, 15th or something like that and I won like, I don't know, $ 2,800. And I thought I was rich, you know. It kind of got me going for the whole year, and I didn't have to have sponsors and da, da, da, da. And you know, it's hard, your first tournament ever and you're not going to get any money. And it's tough. I mean it's like the first two tournaments are only 60 players, and you know, really the top players from last year, so all of a sudden those top players from last year already have a head start. And then we have this tournament and then we have next week and then we have Dinah. So not everybody is in Dinah. Then we have next week. So it's really hard. I mean I do feel for them, but the way it's going, it's kind of going, you know, performance based. You gotta play well, and you gotta play well quick. You know, you really don't have the luxury of coming out here and trying to feel your way out and plod away. You gotta come out here and you gotta be ready to play.

THE MODERATOR:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Welcome.  Yani, welcome.  You've been here a few days; right?  You came in a little early.
YANI TSENG:  Yeah.  I've been here three days, to relax myself, to restart a little bit.
           
THE MODERATOR:  Great.  I notice you're wearing a new shirt, UNICEF.  Tell us a little bit about your decision on who you were going to support with the charity this week.
YANI TSENG:  Yeah.  This is a charity I'm going to support, the UNICEF.  Half is going to donate to Japan for the earthquake, and the other half is going to donate to the clean water to help the children to drink clean water and to help the body.  They get water from a very, very dirty river, and when I saw that on the YouTube, I was really, really sick.  Sometimes we don't know what's in the fluid or what's in the water we drink, but when you see that they don't have any food, even clean water, but now we can try to help.  Only a little money can save their life.
           
THE MODERATOR:  Well, that's certainly in the spirit of this event.  What made you decide to play this event?  And tell us a little bit about your preparation for it.
YANI TSENG:  Oh, it's just like a normal tournament.  It's not about money.  It's all about charity and foundation, and all the founders.  And I think it's my honor to play this tournament.  I'm really happy to be here.  And then I saw one of the founders yesterday, Shirley Spork, and when I talked to her, she said she live in Palm Springs.  They only have two golf courses there.  And I was like, "wow," and then I saw her, I was really, really excited.  I'm more appreciative that I'm here to play for them. And they were very, very happy I'm here, too.  So this is only a little thing I can support and treat it like a normal tournament, and I wish I can win this tournament to donate more money to the charity.
           
THE MODERATOR:  That's great.  And you're now the Rolex Ranking's No. 1.  Has that kind of sunk in?  And just for the record, there's no way you can lose that this week.
YANI TSENG:  Happy to hear that.  (Laughs).

THE MODERATOR:  So how does it feel to be No. 1?  Do you feel like you're comfortable with that position now?
YANI TSENG:  Yeah.  I feel very comfortable.  Actually I don't feel any pressure.  I really enjoy to stay on this stage to compete with all the best players in the world, and I'm still trying to improve my game, like all my parts and just keep improving, keep learning and practice.

Q.  When you're on a roll like you've been this year, are you anxious to get out there and play again and not have gaps in the schedule?
YANI TSENG:  Yeah, sometimes it's good to keep the rhythm.  Last year after I win there was no tournament.  So this year the schedule is better.  We have like three, four weeks in a row and take a week off, and then you have more time to prepare the tournaments.  It's just more the quality.  It's not just a week off and you play one week and week off.  So I think this year I can -- my schedule will be more better than much better, too.

Q.  I was really impressed to see at the end of last season that shortly after that you were sitting in a classroom getting ready to take three weeks of English immersion, and I was wondering how that was for you.
YANI TSENG:  Yeah.  I was very excited because when I was in Taiwan high school, and then I didn't go to school a lot.  So I want to go back to school.  And this is the only time in the whole season I can go back to school, and especially for English, because I would like to learn English.  I would like to share my story to all the people, and I want them to know I can speak English so they can talk to me, don't be afraid to talk to me, because I'm very easy to get close to.  And I think it helps a lot.  And my English can improve and more people can more understand what I'm talking about.  I hope I don't talk too much now.

Q.  No, I actually followed your Pro Am group this morning, and everyone seemed to have a very good time.  And that wouldn't have happened unless you were interacting with them.
YANI TSENG:  Yeah.  I always very enjoy to play in Pro Am.  Sometimes I feel like I want to treat a tournament just like Pro Am because when I'm Pro Am, I'm really relaxed.  I don't practice a lot, and I'm chatting with all the amateurs and look alive for them.  I think it's very good to be part of this in that they are helping the tournament, and it only takes nine holes, 18 holes to play with them.  I'm enjoying, too.  I don't feel this is part of the job.  I just feel that I'm enjoying out there, and then sometimes it's fun to shout in the stage, too.

Q.  Just what were your impressions of the course that you've seen so far?
YANI TSENG:  Yeah.  I played nine today.  I played nine yesterday, and of course, some of the holes are pretty tough and then greens pretty firm.  Even I had a short iron, and it's not going to stop that much.  And then I think the morning and afternoon is huge difference.  And then I think it plays a little further here, too, so I need to calculate that a little bit, and just be patient.  And some of the fairways were pretty narrow.  You couldn't see the spot you were in.  So I need to just kind of be patient, and I think driver is very important for this week.

Q.  So coming off the four great wins early in the season, sitting at the top of the world now, can you think back to where you were six months, a year ago and where you are now, and can you describe your mental state now in terms of your sense of satisfaction with what you've accomplished?
YANI TSENG:  Yeah.  All the top five players have a chance to become No. 1 every week.  It was very exciting for fans to watch, too.  And it was very challenge for us because every week you have a chance to get on top, but how are you going to stay, you don't know because everybody was just working so hard.  It's very, very challenging now on the LPGA.  And I just figured, well, finally it's my turn.  Like last year I've been waiting, waiting, every tournament, I just couldn't get on top; and now finally this year I win the three tournaments and I become No. 1.  It feels like a dream come true for me from when I was 12.  That's the first time I came to States, and at that time that's the first time I say I want to be on the LPGA to compete with the best golfers in the world.

Q.  But you never think about all of this while you're playing; right?  That's something you think about after you play?
YANI TSENG:  Yeah, because I just focus on what can I do right now and after that it will come.

Q.  Do you find it any easier to play in the present and really pay attention to what's going on on the golf course now that you have the sort of sense of satisfaction that you're the No. 1 player in the world?  Does it make it any easier for you to concentrate?
YANI TSENG:  No.  I think it's about the same.  I just feel a little more confidence right now, and then I know I can win tournaments.  Like this week I came here, and I'm enjoying, and I walk on the golf course.  I can see the golf course.  I can see my shot, and just feel much more confidence right now.

THE MODERATOR:  Cristie, welcome.  Let's start it off this morning kind of by talking a little bit about the spirit of the event and then also the charity you're playing for and why you chose it.
CRISTIE KERR:  Sure.  Well, the format this week is we're playing for charity, and we have a chance to win money for our individual charities, and there's a lot of people out there walking around, actually, and it's a little different feel than a regular tournament weekend.  I think it feels very good.  I think it's a very positive vibe from all the people that are following around, and we've had a lot of "thank yous" for coming and playing, and you know, raising money for charity.  So it's going to be a special week.  I am playing half for my own charity, Birdies For Breast Cancer, which supports breast cancer research, and also half for the Mohammad Ali Parkinson's Foundation because, you know, they're having an event this week, and I'm part of it, and I think it would be really cool to be able to give back to that event as well.
           
THE MODERATOR:  Yeah, you're getting an award is it Friday night or Saturday night?
CRISTIE KERR:  Yeah, the Mohammad Ali Athlete of the Year Award.  I think I'm the first female in 16 years to get it, so it's quite an honor.  I get to sit with Halle Berry, at a table with Halle Berry and with The Champ.  And it's pretty special.  I've got to know Mohammad a little bit over the last couple years and done some stuff for his foundation, so I think it was natural to give back to his foundation this week.

THE MODERATOR:  And then just tell us a little bit about your time here so far.  How does the course look?
CRISTIE KERR:  The course is in great shape.  It actually is.  I played here a couple of years ago in an outing, and I was like, wow, how are they going to get the course in that good of shape, but they've done a phenomenal job with it.  Living part time in Phoenix, I come down quite a bit, and I've never seen the course in this good of shape, so they've done a great job.             

Q.  I guess you seem a little surprised maybe at the reaction of people for this charity.  Did you think they would think it was a lesser tournament because you guys aren't playing for a purse or?
CRISTIE KERR:  I don't know if I would have necessarily assumed that that's the way I feel based on what I said.  I think that I expected a positive reaction from people like this, and you know, it's very, very positive everything that we're doing here this week.  You know, I'll add to that by saying it's a little different; you know, normally we just go about our practice rounds and people just kind of watch.  But we've had a lot more interaction, there's a lot more kids out here in practice rounds, so it's been good to see.

Q.  Cristie, this event evolved very quickly and changed, and I think part of it was Mike Whan's reaction to some player concerns, and you had concerns.  Can you address the concerns you had and how you feel about how they were addressed?
CRISTIE KERR:  I think that we've worked with Mike beautifully for this event.  You know, we were just concerned because it did go from concept to an event on the schedule very quickly, and it was brought up at a few player meetings.  I think the players just wanted more details and wanted to find out where the money is going.  It's a charity event.  Is TV getting donated, a lot of different aspects of the event.  It's our job as players to play, and it's hard to be involved in every aspect sometimes, but we just wanted to be briefed on all that stuff, and he did a very good job with that.  And we wanted to just feel like we could give back by saying, hey, what about this idea, what about that idea, and Mike did actually a great job with that listening to us, and as a result it's better.  We are able to now play for our own charity as well, a charity that we choose.  So not only is girls' golf winning, but all the charities that the LPGA players have are winning, and you know, there's a chance to do stories on all those different charities that a lot of people don't know that we support.  So it's good to be able to get those kind of messages out.

Q.  So Cristie, how do you feel about your game right now?
CRISTIE KERR:  I'm in a good place with my game.  My coach was here the last couple days, Bryan Lebedevitch, and saw some very positive stuff.  I had a bit of a tough off season with some family health issues that I had to go and take care of, and I only had a few weeks to prepare for Thailand.  And I got over there and I was very, very rusty, so I feel like I'm in a much sharper place with my game.  I'm excited for this three-tournament stretch.

Q.  Are the holes in the tournament schedules, does that make it harder for you to prepare?
CRISTIE KERR:  It's a little bit more challenging because I'm the kind of player that likes to play a lot, and I like to be playing in competition to feel sharp.  So you know, this three-week stretch is good continuity, and then we have another hole in the schedule, and I would like to see four or five more tournaments.  A full schedule for me is to be 27, 28 events.  Now I play 22, 23 events.  So it does seem like there's a lot of down time.  In the summer we go crazy and play almost every week, but in the beginning and the end of the season we could have a few more for sure.

Q.  Can you give us a sense of how much of your edge you lose when you have these long gaps?
CRISTIE KERR:  There definitely is a little bit lost for me, I would say for everybody, because it's just hard to be tournament sharp unless you're playing tournament golf.  It's hard to put like a percentage number on it, but you know, hitting shots under pressure, knowing you played well, getting a round in the 60s under your belt, like those are all things that kind of lead to more successful tournaments, so it's hard when you're off for three weeks after having a three-week stretch in a row.  You just want to keep going if you're playing well.

Q.  So when you have a gap like this, as you start to build back up at home, how much time are you really going hard at it to get ready for a week like this?
CRISTIE KERR:  I mean for me it's hard for me to practice without having something to practice for, so when I have three weeks off, I mean I'll take a week off and then kind of ease into it and really go hard at it the last week and a half just because I need something in my sight line to be able to go after.

Q.  Cristie, can you talk about just the LPGA as a whole, how important this year is in rebounding and rebuilding and what you would like to see achieved by the Tour this year?
CRISTIE KERR:  Sure.  This is a very important year for us.  You know, Mike's had a year under his belt with the Tour to kind of see how things run and to get introduced to all the partners that we have.  And you know, I think that he's done a very good job for his first year, but I think now is a time, like you said, to build and to go after finding new sponsorships, and you know, foster new relationships and try and get more events, especially in the United States on the schedule.  We have plenty of events overseas, and yes, you have to go where the money is and you have to -- you know, we have great partners in Asia as well as Europe.  And you know, we have 10 or 11 events, you know, maybe at least half our schedule overseas now.  So you know, hopefully the economy keeps getting better here and we can find partnerships even if, you know, like a tournament title -- maybe it's like three and a half million dollars to run a full-field LPGA tournament.  Maybe one sponsor picks up half and the other so there's dual sponsors.  Whatever it takes to get it done.  We need to just try and keep building business.

Q.  So you put a special focus on the domestic part?
CRISTIE KERR:  Yeah.  We have a strong foothold in Asia, and it's only getting stronger; and that's fine, but we don't want to play all of our tournaments in Asia.  We want a significant portion, because we have a lot of sponsors and a lot of players from Asia on our Tour, and that's awesome.  We should add at least a couple, two or three -- we just lost State Farm after this year as well, so we need to at least replace the ones that we've lost.  And we've lost a couple of events in Hawaii.  I think it would be great if we could go back to Hawaii.  It would be great to be in markets like Chicago, you know, some of the markets that we've traditionally done very well in.  I think that's what everybody wants.  I think that's what you guys want.  You want something to write about, too.

Q.  Just a followup.  When you were talking about going hard in practice and losing your edge from not playing, how much of that are you talking mentally?  And when you talk about going hard in a practice, what is the difference there?
CRISTIE KERR:  Well, yeah, you have to work on your mental game as well, but you have to work on all aspects of your game when you're off.  You know, mental stuff is more, you know, just before you leave for a tournament; and when you get on site to a tournament, you know, a lot of the work is physical, physical practice, hitting balls and chipping and putting and working out when you're off.

THE MODERATOR:  Karrie, welcome.  Thanks for joining us.  Just start off by talking a little bit about the charity that you chose and why you chose that.
KARRIE WEBB:  Christopher Reeve's Paralysis Foundation is my charity, and I've been involved with them since '98, the LPGA Skins Game, was the charity that I chose to represent then; and the foundation was quite young.  Christopher Reeve obviously only had his spinal cord injury probably a few years before that, three years before that, I think.  And the reason why I'm involved in that is my lifelong coach, Kelvin Haller, is a quadriplegic and has been since I was 16 years old.  So it was just something -- I told myself if I ever was successful playing golf, that I wanted to be involved with a paralysis foundation.  And you know, I think things happen for a reason, even bad things, and I think Christopher Reeve brought to light, you know, brought a lot of interest to spinal cord injury, and a lot of progress has been made in the last 15 years.
           
THE MODERATOR:  And then also just some comments on your time here so far.  How does the course look; how does your game look?
KARRIE WEBB:  My time's been pretty short.  I got in yesterday afternoon, so just played nine holes in the Pro Am.  The course is nice.  It's in good shape.  I haven't seen obviously the back nine, but I think it sets up for, you know, pretty low scoring, I think, if we don't get too much wind.  I think the greens, once you get to the greens, are fairly flat.  So I see lots of birdies out there.

Q.  Did you like the fact that it was changed so that you could have some of the money go toward the charity of your choice?  Did you like that change and the fact that the money doubled as well?
KARRIE WEBB:  Yeah.  I mean I never -- I've always thought the concept of this tournament was great.  So I never had a problem with it.  Obviously, now that if I play well this week, I'm also able to give back to a charity I've been involved with for a long time, you know, that just makes it even more special.

Q.  How is your game right now?
KARRIE WEBB:  Well, it's pretty good.  The last time I played things went pretty well for me, so no, it feels pretty good.  You know, it's nice to get a win early in the season.  Hopefully that sets things up for a big year for me, but you know, we'll have to wait and see for that.

Q.  So how do you find managing the gaps in the schedule to stay sharp from a great victory like that to coming into this week?
KARRIE WEBB:  Yeah.  Well, I've played four in a row because I played two in Australia, so I needed two weeks off.  And actually, my two weeks went pretty quickly because I went back to Australia, Singapore and then flew back to Florida last Wednesday and then flew out here today.  So I've been on a plane for probably three or four days of that two weeks also.  You know, it is what it is.  You know, I still will play the exact same amount of tournaments that I have for probably the past five or six years, so you know, I don't play 30 tournaments a year.  I try to play about 20 LPGA events, and you know, always play the two in Australia and maybe one or two somewhere else.  So you know, that's my schedule.  So I've dealt with big gaps in schedules, the way I've set my schedule up before.  So it's just a matter of when you come back out being sharp and ready to go.  But for me, as an older or veteran player, as I'm often described, I need to be fresh to be out there anyway.  And that's why I don't play as much as the other girls would like to.

Q.  So in coming back, you're fresh.  What was your lead time to ramp up this week to be ready for this week?  Couple days?
KARRIE WEBB:  Well, I only got back in the country on Wednesday.  So you know, I practiced a couple of days when I was in Australia, but just practiced over the weekend.  So you know, it's not my ideal preparation, but you know, I'd planned to be in Australia before this tournament was announced.  So you know, my schedule is a little different than the way it probably would have been.

Q.  Would you like to see those Aussie events on the LPGA schedule?
KARRIE WEBB:  Yeah, I would because that would mean that there's some money in the Australian sport.  You know, I think it's an all-around struggle in Australia for supporting any sport.  I mean all sports are struggling down there.  But yeah, I mean if that were to be the case, that would mean that they'd found a couple million dollars from two companies for two weeks.

Q.  Do you think also the Olympics will get more government money in Australia to golf development programs?
KARRIE WEBB:  I hope so.  I mean, you know, that was one of the exciting things for me when the Olympics were announced.  I think you know -- and Australia -- I mean our Olympic athletes are probably the most celebrated athletes in our country.  So you know, I would hope that, you know, there will be some more money going towards golf.  I think golf gets quite a bit now, but you know, you see, like even for the men to play the Australian Masters in Melbourne and to pay Tiger three million dollars to go there, you know, that money comes from the Victorian government.  You know, the governments do put in some money now, but I'm hoping the grass roots part of it gets a bit more.

Q.  Karrie, you didn't get to defend your title when you won in Phoenix in '09; right?
KARRIE WEBB:  Right.  Right.  Yeah.

Q.  Is there at least good vibes in returning to the area?  Can you talk about coming back here?
KARRIE WEBB:  Yeah.  I've always enjoyed playing Phoenix.  You know, obviously I won a few years ago, but I also won here in either '99 or 2000.  So I've played well in the desert -- and I think it was '99.  And you know, I enjoy coming out here.  I think it's a beautiful time of the year to be out here.  It's generally not too cold and just a perfect temperature really.  So you know, I enjoy us being out here and hope that we continue to be out here for years to come.

Q.  Couple questions:  One, with the pro football players on strike and locked out, can you talk about the unity of the LPGA to come together for this charity event, to give all the money away to charity would be the first question.  And also, I'm here to do a story on Shirley Spork and the founders.  What do the founders of the LPGA mean to you and your game now?
KARRIE WEBB:  Okay.  I think I'll start with the founders question first.  You know, I don't -- I fortunately have been around, again, the veteran player, but long enough where I've met more of the founders than some of the young girls have, because a few of them have passed away in the past five or so years.  So you know, I've always enjoyed -- you know, I'm good friends with Louise Suggs and keep in contact with her during the year, and I've always loved hearing their stories.  You know, because I can't even imagine doing what they did, you know, and if they didn't do what they did for us, we wouldn't be here.  We wouldn't have the opportunity, to answer your second question, to play for charity and to honor them and to put the money toward the future of women's golf.

So you know, I really hope the young players get the opportunity to meet Shirley, Louise Suggs and Marilynn Smith who are here this week.  And you know, I think it's hard when, you know, their grandparents probably aren't as old as our founders, but you know, just to sit down and talk to them and to listen to some of their stories, because really, you can't believe what they did and were able to play good golf as well.  So you know, and any of the other -- all the Hall-of-Famers, like Kathy Whitworth or any of those ladies that are here this week, you know, I would love for some of the young players to sit down and talk with them, because you really do appreciate them, where we've come from.  And I think sometimes, you know, even our tour gets away from that.  You know, you get in the now and the future rather than, hey, we're pretty lucky to be where we're at.  Yeah, at times it's tough, but you know, we need to dig our heels in like they did 60 years ago.

Q.  As a new member of the board now, do you feel like you have a certain mandate or what's the priority for you and the future of the Tour?
KARRIE WEBB:  I'm sort of feeling my way in.  My first official board meeting is next Monday.  So I haven't -- you know, I'm sort of getting to know the way everything works.  I think, you know, even -- I keep talking about how old I am, but being out here for 15 years, you think you know how things are done, but I think when you actually sit on the other side of it, I think -- you know, I'm really learning a lot already.            So you know, obviously I'd like to see the Tour grow and I'd like to see it grow to where we're playing a lot more events in the U. S.  You know, and I'd like an even balance in that, but I think you could talk to the 144 players that are here and I think just about every one would say that, too.  You know, I don't think it's as easy as saying that that's what we want to achieve.  It's a tough marketplace out there, and that's the part that I'm learning, you know, when you're on the other side of it.

Q.  Could you just give a quick assessment of where you think the Tour is at right now?  Is this in any way a pivotal year or an important year?
KARRIE WEBB:  I think last year was a very important year, and I think Mike did a really good job in his first year.  I think this year and maybe next year are years where, you know, he can get down to the business of selling us rather than, you know, trying to, you know, stabilize the ship and try and find a direction of where we're headed.  I think now we sort of have that direction, and now it's to try and put that plan into place.  And you know, I don't think, you know, it's all out on this year, but I think the next two years are quite important.  So I actually am quite excited to be on the board at this time and for the LPGA.  I think rather than being the player that hears things secondhand, you know, and then you know, where they turn into rumors and speculation, you know, I'll sort of have a good understanding about where we really are.

Q.  You mentioned Louise, and I'm just curious if there is a great story that you have about Louise or any advice, or any of the founders in general, but since she's fairly hilarious.
KARRIE WEBB:  Yeah.  I actually have a couple of great saved voice mail messages on my home.  I want to erase them, and actually I nearly erased them the other day and I almost started crying.  But the best story, I may have told it before, but was my rookie year, and I won the Sprint Title Holders in Daytona Beach, and at that time, besides the U. S. Open, that was our biggest purse, and I won $ 180,000.  And it wasn't the first time I met Louise, but it was really the first time I'd ever -- I'd met her, but this was the first time I'd really ever had a conversation with her.  And you know, she came up and she congratulated me, and she said, you just won more money than I won in all the years and all the wins that I had, times 10, you know.  And you know, I didn't really know what to say, because you know, if you don't know Louise, she can be quite abrupt in what she says to you, and I didn't want to insult her by saying anything wrong. But as I've gotten to know her, the voice mail messages I have at home, like even after I won Singapore, she's like, great going.  It was great to watch.  You played great and you're almost catching up to me in wins.  You might catch me one day.  So you know, I have to find a way of keeping those messages somehow down the road.