Yeah, it puts you in a certain mode of play. After playing six rounds, eight rounds of match-play golf, certainly helped my mentality for this week. So, it's probably a good start for this week, preparation-wise.
I've been playing the European Tour for 12 years now and got to know the guys quite well now, and there's been a few stories about the Ryder Cup.
It was a different kind of tension from what I felt at the U.S. Open over the last nine holes, ... Its one-on-one, you're playing against a man not the golf course. Paul was such a tough competitor. I knew if I just let up one second, he would be right in there.
The consensus here is that ten hours on a plane is too far. You get cooks, cleaners, a great house, everything is free, you're playing for a million. Yet it's still not good enough for them. I'm totally bewildered.
They are playing for a million pounds first prize and several players turned it down because it doesn't fit into their schedule,
There's a lot of fine players playing this week. I would not say it's a two-horse race. I think it's anyone's game this week.