I played so well the first few days, but Michael played well today, ... I couldn't get at him. I caught him a few times, but I couldn't get 1- up on him. My game just wasn't quite good enough. |
I played the first two rounds of the U.S. Open with him, ... I said to him on the 18th green after the second round, 'Michael, if you play like that you'll win this thing!' The next two days, sure enough, he did. |
I saw a lot of him and I'm delighted for him, |
I was the last man in and hopefully I`ll be the last man standing, |
I'm bitterly disappointed, particularly having fought so hard, to finish as poorly as I did, |
I've won big tournaments in the past but to win a big one like this means a lot to me. I knew I had a chance today, |
If I win the hole, to have gone from 3 down to 1 up in a few holes would have been massive psychologically. I might have won from there. |
It has been slowly changing, but the Ryder Cup has shown it. We are every bit as good. |
It hurts like you can't believe that I finished second in two big tournaments here. I'm bitterly disappointed. |
It means a lot to me to reach the final, |
It was great today. I feel I played better than a 68, but it is a good score and we'll take it. |
It was only a few feet off the fairway but in the wet rough it buries. It weaves its way in and the grass covers it, ... I don't think I've ever lost a ball in Ireland before. |
It's great to be in the final and will be even greater to win it, ... I don't want a second place. I feel I've played well again today against another world class player. I'll be the underdog again tomorrow, playing the U.S. Open champion so I'm going to have to play really well. |
It's not just you playing well for one week, it's you playing well for 12 months. Everyone wants to win it and he's done it eight times, so that's pretty impressive. |
It's winning this tournament. I'm playing the U.S. Open champion. He's obviously full of confidence, but I'm there to win. |