July 25, 2012
Q. So he would be out and about and it
would just sort of work out that way?
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Q. Is it just frustration after not playing
well?
STEPHEN AMES: Are you putting
words in your mouth?
Q. No, I'm asking. Is it frustration?
STEPHEN AMES: It's frustration
after the whole year, to some extent, and
this week's another week. And we have
nine weeks off after this. We're going to
evaluate everything altogether and go
from there.
Q. You said when I talked to you
earlier, finding time with Sean wasn't as much
Sean's schedule as yours.
Is that a fair
characterization?
STEPHEN AMES: Very much so.
It is. I have to look at the fact of going
down to see him more often or him coming
to me and stuff like that.
So that's
basically the way things have to change a
little bit that way.
Q. Is he tougher to get ahold of these
days than he was?
STEPHEN AMES: Well, he's on a
different schedule now. Yes, he would be.
Q. But if you wanted to get ahold of
him, you could get ahold of him?
STEPHEN AMES: I'll have to go
down to Florida to see him.
Q. Whereas before he'd come to you?
STEPHEN AMES:
would be on TOUR with me.
Before, he
STEPHEN AMES: Right, yeah.
Q. So it's just a timing thing?
STEPHEN AMES: That's exactly
what the comment was, it was a timing
thing, too. It wasn't an issue of him being
-Q. How things are characterized in
newspaper stories are often -- that's why I
asked the question again. The context is
different.
STEPHEN AMES: It's a timing
issue. He's playing a different event, then
I'm playing a different event. It's a timing
issue.
Q. But you still see eye to eye despite
the fact you're not playing well?
STEPHEN AMES: Oh, yeah. Of
course.
Q. It's not a personality issue. It's not a
problem with timing. It's just a question of not
getting the time with him when you are
around?
STEPHEN AMES: Because he's
on a different schedule than I'm on.
Q. Would you change your schedule to
fit him in?
STEPHEN AMES: I wish I could if I
played better. Then I'll play the World Golf
Championship events and all the majors.
Q. So how many times would you have
seen him this year?
STEPHEN AMES:
looked it up, it was seven.
Q. What would the normal?
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STEPHEN AMES: Almost 13.
Q. So almost double?
STEPHEN AMES: Almost double.
Q.
Would you realistically, your
comments about shutting it down for a year,
would you reasonably do that or I can't imagine
how you'd stay competitive going into the
Championships Tour if that's what you wanted
to do.
STEPHEN AMES: I have all year
next year to go.
Q. The quote read like you were going
to shut it down for a year, but you meant to the
end of this year?
STEPHEN AMES: Correct. To the
end of this year.
Q. Are you getting a bit burned out by
everything?
STEPHEN AMES: I'm not burned
out. I'm just frustrated about the whole
play. The last two years have been
frustrating in that respect. I've put a lot of
effort and time, and I've stuck to a lot of
my routine, still working out, still staying fit.
Body's not breaking down but the mind's
completely shut off, done because it's
thinking of 9,000 different things than it
should be. And I'm hitting a lot of golf
balls. I go home and I'm still practicing a
lot and not getting anything out of it. So
it's like, shit, what do I do.
Q. Has it been ball striking or putting?
STEPHEN AMES: The ball striking
has changed quite a bit.
Q. Has it?
STEPHEN AMES: It has.
Q.
hitting it?
Just not the way you're normally
STEPHEN AMES:
I get some
loose ones in there. As soon as that
happens, I go into focusing on that rather
than what I should be doing, just playing
golf.
Q. Do you think your motivation's been
waning at all? No?
STEPHEN AMES: No. I still enjoy
standing on the range and beating
thousands of golf balls because I love the
feeling. Motivation wise. Just on the golf
course I'm having problems with it. That's
all it is.
Q. And when you see Foley here, can
he identify --
STEPHEN AMES: Oh, yeah.
Q. What's he point to?
STEPHEN AMES: A lot of it they're
trying to change the aspect of setup being
that side of the golf ball rather than that
side of the golf ball which is more target
oriented.
Q. That's easy when you're not hitting
it well --
STEPHEN AMES: But that part's
been very good. That part is what's killing
me.
Q. Really?
STEPHEN AMES: Yeah.
Q. So he thinks the swing is okay?
STEPHEN AMES: The swing is
very good. When you put it on camera,
it's solid. But through the ball it's different.
Q. Wow. That's a tough one.
STEPHEN AMES: It is.
Q. So are the expectations low, then,
this week for you?
STEPHEN AMES: Hard to say. I
don't have any expectations. Put it this
way. Playing well. Monday and today I
played really well. The golf course is a
great golf course. It always has been.
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Q. How did you play here in '06?
STEPHEN AMES:
holes. I withdrew.
I played nine
Q. In '03?
STEPHEN AMES: I'm the same as
you. I can't remember that far back. I
don't remember.
Q. Nine years ago. Nine? Is that all?
STEPHEN AMES: Nine and three
is 12. I can't remember. I think I was
14th. I don't know. I can't remember
actually.
Q. You think you played well here.
STEPHEN AMES: I do remember
playing well. Yeah. I can't remember.
You have to go look. Let me know.
Please.
Q. I mean what's the key, then, for you
this week do you think? Can you turn off the
head?
STEPHEN AMES: Yeah, to some
extent I have to turn off the head. That's
what I'm trying to achieve here.
Q. Isn't that the story of your career?
STEPHEN AMES:
good. Turn off the head.
Whoa.
Very
Q. And I mean that in the nicest, most
positive way.
STEPHEN AMES:
You, nice?
Okay.
Q. I'm so hurt.
STEPHEN AMES: Yeah. I'm sure
you are. Yeah. That's always the case.
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