KATHIE SHEARER:  A good day out there today, tough greens.   You really fought your way around today.

MARC LEISHMAN:  Yeah, it was pretty tough conditions.  It was a tricky wind and I didn’t get off to the best start, a couple over through 10 but fought pretty hard, made a couple of putts there on the back nine. To shoot under par, I was really happy with that.  It would have been pretty easy to shoot one or two over and be out of the Tournament, but I feel like I’m still in it.

Q.  What’s it going to take tomorrow?  A lot of guys have been going up and down in the one spot today.  Are you still within striking distance do you feel?

MARC LEISHMAN:  Yeah, definitely.  I think the course is getting firmer and tougher, especially if the wind stays like this, it’s really hard to pick.  You’re hitting good shots and airmailing greens and leaving them short.  I think it’s the same for everyone.  It’s tough.  I’ll need to play really well, but I feel like my game’s there, it’s ready to do that, it’s just a matter of making the putts.  So, hopefully I can get the speed of the greens, make some putts and put some pressure on them at least.

Q.  Golf’s always a sport where players have prided themselves on honour and honesty and everything.  Did you see Patrick Reed, what happened overnight?  Have you got any thoughts on that?

MARC LEISHMAN:  Yeah, I did see it and it looked pretty ordinary, to be honest.  That’s probably all I’ve got to say about that.  It didn’t look too good for him.

Q.  Do you expect he’ll get a roasting from the crowds when he gets here?

MARC LEISHMAN:  Yes.

Q.  There’s a bit of banter on Twitter and stuff like that with kids digging sand out of holes and stuff like that, would you like to see fans turn up with shovels and that to try to stir him up a bit at the President’s Cup?

MARC LEISHMAN:  There are opportunities there, put it that way.  Maybe not shovels, but I think he’s definitely opened a door there, that he’s brought on himself.

Q.  Would you encourage fans to bring out the passion in this regard?

MARC LEISHMAN:  As long as it’s not disrespectful, I think.  You never want to cross the line, but I think there is some pretty good ammo there, isn’t there? 

Q.  Would you like to play him?

MARC LEISHMAN:  I don’t really care who I play, to be honest.  Whoever Ernie puts me up against I’m happy to play. 

Q.  You’re hoping for Tiger, aren’t you?

MARC LEISHMAN:  No, I’m not really.  I don’t want to give anyone any ammunition to want to beat us anymore than what they already do, so I’ll just hopefully play good golf, beat who I’m playing and hopefully we’ll have a successful week.

Q.  Just back to the task at hand tomorrow, how far back do you hope is the minimum at the end of the day today?

MARC LEISHMAN:  I think if I’m within five or six.  Obviously, I’d like to be closer than that, but I think six is gettable.  I think the course will firm up a lot tomorrow.  The conditions are hard.

Q.  You’ve got form in that regard too, haven’t you?

MARC LEISHMAN:  Yeah, I’ve come from a long way back before.  Whoever wins is going to have to play well.  It doesn’t matter if you’re four in front or four behind, you’re not going to win a Tournament of this calibre against a field like this without playing really good golf.  I’ve played decently so far, just probably left a few shots out there on the greens, just not getting them to the hole, but yeah, I’m hoping for a big day tomorrow, get off to a fast start and put some pressure on the leaders.

Q.  Still in it?

MARC LEISHMAN:  Yeah, definitely.