Lunde makes sweet transition to PGA TOUR

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PGA TOUR rookie Bill Lunde accepted a cake celebrating 20 years of the Nationwide Tour after his press conference at the Buick Invitational -- a hometown event for Lunde.

Q. Apart from the money out there, what do you think is the biggest transition for you coming from the Nationwide Tour to the PGA TOUR?

BILL LUNDE: Obviously everything is on a bigger scale, but I think that makes it more fun, more people, bigger venues and all that, bigger cities, and it makes it more fun. More than anything I think -- I played Nationwide for three years, two before I stopped playing and then the one the previous year, '08. I knew the towns, I kind of knew where the courses were and all that, and now I'm kind of the new kid on the block again, so obviously this week is different because I grew up here so I'm very familiar with San Diego and Torrey Pines, but just get to know my way around all the new places. Everything is very similar, it's just a little bigger scale. But I think playing the Nationwide Tour and how they run the tournaments and just the day-to-day life out there is so similar to here, it's just a smaller scale. So playing out there for the three years I did was a good experience, and it really prepares you for the PGA TOUR.
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