LAKE ORION -- The last time Lance Ten Broeck led a PGA event, it was 1982. He's most recently known for caddying for PGA Professional Tim Herron.
The 56-year-old Ten Broeck leads after two rounds at the Senior Open at Indianwood Country club.
Ten Broeck shot a 2-under 68 Friday. He's 6-under for the championship.
Here's an excerpt from Ten Broeck's post-round press conference Friday.
Q: This is a tough course, Lance. You put together two pretty solid rounds. What were the keys to your success out there today?
LANCE TEN BROECK: Well, yesterday I played a lot better than I did today. Today I missed more fairways. You know, playing in the afternoon, the greens were a little choppier and not as soft, but I hung in there.
THE MODERATOR: What would Tim Herron say about your two rounds over the last couple of days?
LANCE TEN BROECK: We've played together quite a few times. He knows I can play a little bit.
Q. Talk about what kind of experience is this for you to not be caddying and actually playing and having some success so far.
LANCE TEN BROECK: When I came here, I knew I was playing pretty good in spite of having not really played much. But I figured I should be able to make the cut, but I never figured hat I'd be in the last group on Saturday. So I'm happy about that. I'm fighting the putter both rounds. I putted average at best yesterday, and today I made a few short ones, but I missed quite a few very easy putts inside of ten feet.
Q. Lance, how does your caddying help your own performance? What do you gain from that? Also, how do you rate your son's caddying skills?
LANCE TEN BROECK: Let's see. My son's doing a great job. He knows what's going on. He's good at reading putts, and he knows how far I hit the ball. So he's pretty good. He stays on the ball. As far as caddying goes, one thing I've noticed and I've caddied for 13 years now. I caddied for Parnevik for ten years, Robert Allenby for a year and a half and Herron for a year. The guys seem to, when they screw up, the bad holes come in succession, like a domino theory. They screw up three or four holes in a row. So I kind of learned, if you make a bogey, you can't really press, you've got to try to, especially on a course like this, make pars. Because if you try to force the issue, you're just going to tack on more bogeys.
Q. You said you're surprised to be in the final group tomorrow. Does that make you change your perspective for the weekend, your expectations or your goals?
LANCE TEN BROECK: No. I'm just going to keep doing what I've been doing. Try to play aggressive from tee to green, hit the fairways, and then hopefully gain a little confidence with the putter on the weekend. Hopefully, I can putt better
on the weekend than I have the first two days, and I'll be happy.
