The Scot was knocked out of the 2003 British Open at Royal St. George's with a sore wrist injured on his way to breakfast before the first round. He was leaving his hotel and stared with disappointment at the grey sky. 'I couldn't believe it was raining and, as I looked up, I tripped over a step and fell nastily.' |
The standards are improving on this Tour beyond belief. They're fitter and mentally tougher and here's me at 42 having to compete with that, |
The team did really well to come back as they did -- and did better than I thought they would after that start. Three wins in a row is great. |
Then I wasn't concentrating on what I was doing and missed the putt. |
There tends to be a lot of worldwide players coming through now, more than ever, international players coming through. And since Tiger - he's old, he's in his 30s - there hasn't really been that progression that you might have thought after him here. It seems to have taken place internationally more than it has in the States. |
There was no admission of guilt in making a gesture of that kind. That was a gesture on my behalf because I wasn't happy with what I saw. That was my personal gesture and no admission of guilt. |
There's a few people cursing their luck now. But you have to beat Tiger. If he stays fit and healthy ... he has 10 of these majors now, and we all know Jack had 18. Can he achieve the impossible? He's on his way. |
There's much more strength in depth than there's ever been. |
There's nothing wrong with my game. It's just that Sergio had a great finish. |
There's nothing wrong with my game. I just hit my shot a bit heavy (at the 17th), unfortunately, and Sergio had a great finish. |
This is a big opportunity for me for the Order of Merit and also Ryder Cup points, |
This is a very exciting time to have the Austrian Open back on the schedule, |
This is a very, very difficult course. Our most difficult course in Europe to score on and I'm delighted to be nine-under par. Experience counts here. |
This is the most I've traveled in my life this year -- by far. |
This is what it's all about - competition, and I thrive on competition. I'm a very, very competitive person, and I'm glad its come down to this. I'll shake his hand on the first tee and I'll shake his hand on the 18th green, but between those handshakes we are competitors and we'll be trying to beat each other as much as possible. |