Compiled by Kevin Maguire
Washingtonpost.com Staff Writer
Sunday, May 30, 1999

On how his first tour win will change his life:
I'm super fortunate that I'll have the luxury to being able to pick and choose the tournaments that I play. I will basically have an all-access pass. I can't tell you how frightened I was that this dream that I was living was only going to end up after one year.

On his cell phone call right after the round:
I called my dad. I wanted to call my mom. ... I had to call back to El Paso [Tex.] Country Club, to my sponsors. J.P. Hayes. Last year, when he won he bought everyone in the men's grill a drink so I figured I'd better do the same. I called them and told them to go start the tab.

On the Pepto-Bismol in his bag:
This morning, I was lying in bed and felt like I was going to throw up. ... So I went out and did some errands this morning.. and said I've gotta go buy some Pepto-Bismol or I can't survive. I didn't take it until I got to the golf course. I hid it in my pocket so nobody would see me carry it into the locker room. I went to the bathroom and I was still hiding it. So I went into a stall and took a couple big chugs off it. ... It definitely kind of calmed me a little bit.

On his birdie on No. 5:
The ball was going Mach 8. If it didn't hit the hole, I don't think it was going to stop.

On his caddie's advice on No. 13:
He just wanted me to eat a Nutri-Grain bar. He saw that I hadn't eaten really since last night. And I didn't eat a whole lot last night. I'm hoping that I can muster a down a big meal tonight. ... I was tired. ... He just said just keep your spirits up and we only got five more holes. Conserve your energy. Keep a slow pace. Take your time. Don't get too excited. Don't get too high emotionally.

On how he finished his round:
On 18, I was trying to find a way not to shoot myself in the foot. I didn't.

On his wedge shot on No. 8 that stopped two feet from the cup and helped him save par:
I had a 130 yards to the pin, it was just a perfect wedge [distance]. Getting it close right there was a really big momentum keeper right there. Even though I parred six and seven after making birdie on five, it really was a big momentum key right there.

On what this win means to him personally:
I don't have anything real neat, real emotional [to say], just than I have a job for the next two years.