LAURA HILL: Tiger, thank you for joining us. Talk about how things are shaping up for the weekend.
TIGER WOODS: Yeah, today got off to a good start and birdied the very first hole. But after that, I didn't really make any putts. I had certainly some looks at them and didn't really capitalize on anything. And made a putt at nine and from then on, I hit a lot of good putts and basically played the last, what, 10 holes at 5-under.
Q: You had so many birdie looks early and made pretty much nothing. How much was that getting under your skin and how much did 9 change everything for you?
TIGER WOODS: Well, it certainly was a little bit frustrating, but the guys weren't running off and hiding, either. So you know, I knew if I could just play basically the back nine at 3-under par, which would be 3-under par for the day, I figured that would probably be a pretty good number. And I did a couple better than that.
Q: How is the crowd behavior today compared to yesterday; many distractions out there? And did something happen on the 13th tee? I was told a security detail had to jump over a barricade and there was some distraction there.
TIGER WOODS: There was some disturbance and distractions today. The marshals and everyone is trying to give us an opportunity to play, which is great. They are doing a great job out there.
But certainly there were some moments that we are going to have to back off, and we kind of did that all day. It is -- you know, it is what it is.
Q: The lead is at 10 right now. How deep do you think you're going to have to go on the weekend, assuming all things are the same, weather, so forth, golf course playing the way it is.
TIGER WOODS: I was surprised at how difficult the pins were today. I think they certainly toughened it up after they saw what we did yesterday.
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