Michelob ULTRA Open Q&A - Danielle Amiee

Q. This is a big week for you. You won the Big Break III and now you finally get the reward of playing here this week. Just your general thoughts so far?
 
DANIELLE AMIEE: This one is even a bigger week for me. I'm taking a humble attitude out here. I'm looking up at the girls, hoping to learn something. Everyone has given me a warm welcome here. It has been a warm welcome here. It has been a blessing.
 
Q. What kind of shape is your game in right now?
 
DANIELLE AMIEE: I was self taught all the way up through the show. Once I figured out that I won, I decided to work with a coach full time mainly on my short game. I am hoping that it will show up at the right time. I have been working hard. I am very confident.
 
It was just about the nerves and adrenaline rush. If my scores aren't there, it is due to something else other than my swing.
 
Q. What are your expectations?
 
DANIELLE AMIEE: My expectation is to make the cut. That is the good goal to set for myself with an added pressure.
 
Q. I am from Britain we actually saw some it over there. When did it start and finish?
 
DANIELLE AMIEE: We filmed it within 12 days, and each day was an episode and was edited and put together into an episode a week. Basically it broke down to 11 episodes total.
 
Q. So who is the coach that you have?
 
DANIELLE AMIEE: My new coach is Glen Deck at Pelican Hill Golf Club. Ranked top 100.
 
Q. What is his name?
 
DANIELLE AMIEE: Glen Deck. Very high regards to him. He put in a lot of extra hours with me.
 
Q. Have you seen anything out here in terms of the way women physically hit the ball that surprised you?
 
DANIELLE AMIEE: When I started to drive through, just driving around the golf course, watching other girls play yesterday, I was surprised to see the consistency with their drivers. These girls are long and straight. I think the tee shot is important out here. It sets up for the second shot and their scoring. I was surprised to see that.
 
Q. What are your long term goals?
 
DANIELLE AMIEE: My long term is to stay out here on this tour. I hope that the invite is a stepping stone. I hope that the long term goal is to maintain some credibility out here.
 
Q. Are you going to go to Tour school?
 
DANIELLE AMIEE: I made it to finals one year. Struggled through it, but I felt the pressure.
 
I believe that I can compete with these girls.
 
Q. What year was that?
 
DANIELLE AMIEE: It was for the 2003 Tour. I think it was 2003.
 
Q. What has the response been so for from some of the other players?
 
DANIELLE AMIEE: It has been great. Half of these people I played with on the FUTURES Tour. There are a lot of a familiar faces. They have been really warmly welcoming me here, including old school faces around the Tour. I might have been shunned; I might have been warmly welcomed.
 
Q. Do you ever watch the show? Were you able to watch?
 
DANIELLE AMIEE: Oh, did I ever. Yeah.
 
Q. What did you think of how you were portrayed? You were more controversial than the other women on the show in terms of your competitiveness. Do you feel like that is how you are?
 
DANIELLE AMIEE: I learned a lot from the show. You don't really realize your emotions you may wear on your sleeves, as they portrayed me. It is clipped and edited to make for good TV. Quote, unquote, it is a good, realistic, entertaining show.
 
Q. Was the tension real?
 
DANIELLE AMIEE: I think the tension was real. That wasn't due to the girl conflicts; it was due to the pressure, the environment, wanting to stay, long hours of the sets. Sometimes we were out until 11:30 at night due to interviews.
 
Q. So the personality clashes were more created by the situation?
 
DANIELLE AMIEE: I think it enhanced it. Every girl has different personalities. I believe that, sure, you get ten girls picked around the world to put in this show, there will be some conflicts.