What they said: John Daly

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Q. John Daly, other than that pesky little 9th hole, you've played some pretty good golf the last two days?

JOHN DALY: Yes, I hit it solid. You just can't short judge yourself on 9 there. I was trying to hit it out left. If I would have made a few putts the last two days, it could be a lot better. I hate to finish like that.

Q. It's a tough way to finish, but you are striking it well, so if the putter gets hot this weekend, you never know?

JOHN DALY: You never know. I like the way I'm hitting it. I like the way I'm playing the golf course, managing it, everything. I'm giving myself plenty of opportunities. I'm just not making much.

Q. Well, you have had some experience on this golf course, the winds are down, what's the strategy on the weekend?

JOHN DALY: I think this is one course you got to keep the same game plan off the tee trying to hit the fairways. The fairways are so perfect, the greens are perfect, you hit the fairways, you feel pretty good about hitting it close to the green. Like you said, I just haven't made anything.

Q. Well, good luck this weekend.

Q. John, just comment on your round.

JOHN DALY: Another solid day. I had a lot of opportunities again. I didn't make a lot of putts but, you know, unfortunately the 9th hole, that kind of hurt. But other than that I played pretty good golf.

Q. John, have you kind of surprised yourself, I know this course doesn't suit your game maybe, but it seems like you have played well, have you surprised yourself on how well you have done the first couple of days here?

JOHN DALY: I mean it's so cool to be healthy, feel somewhat healthy. I'm hitting a lot of fairways. The ones I'm missing, I'm just missing. Like the chip on 9, that was like maybe five feet off the line. Other than that, it's been good. I have had opportunities. That double there on 9 kind of shot myself out a little bit. But the thing is, you hit fairways out here, you can somewhat attack some of the flags, not all of them, but some of them because the greens are holding pretty good. It's a matter of getting the putter hot, kind of what Bryce did today.

Q. What happened on 9?

JOHN DALY: I thought the grass was a little softer there. I was trying to cut a wedge. I was more worried about the left edge. I was just trying to take the hole right side out and it just bounced, the club just bounced hard pin. I thought it was a little softer than that.

Q. (Inaudible)?

JOHN DALY: Like I said, off the tee I thought it was going to be in the grass there, but it kind of ended up being really hard.

Q. What about the galleries, you had a guy 11 under in front of you, and you had all of the people behind you?

JOHN DALY: Oh, it feels great. It was awesome. You know it's nice to play decent except for the last hole. Like I said, this is the first week that I think I've been healthy. It feels great. I feel like I'm 25, 30 years old again for a change. Not having aches and pains sure helps.

Q. Talk about being healthy, how close do you feel like you are to, you know, your normal when you were really good, how close do you feel you are to that?

JOHN DALY: I don't know, I felt really good these last two days not having a chance to miss a round, worry about a rib, worry about the hip, this and that, just worry about golf, so it was kind of nice.

Q. What are your expectations for the weekend?

JOHN DALY: Just keep playing the same way, hopefully get the putter hot somehow.