Ian Woosnam
Ian Woosnam
Ian Harold Woosnam OBEis a Welsh professional golfer...
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth2 March 1958
few good green putting
I've used it on the putting green a few times. I'm good with it, but I've not done it on the course, not in competition.
chance cup good justin lad last played team time
That's great. He played very well last week. I think Justin has a very good chance of making the team. It would be good for him to get in the team because he is a young lad and could be part of the Ryder Cup for a long time to come as well.
night practicing putting
I thought, 'Great, I've been practicing my putting all night,
chips fantastic gives himself hits irons looked putting stroke struggling television watching
He gives himself so many opportunities and that's fantastic for matchplay. He's long, he hits his irons well and he chips well. I've been watching his putting on television and he looked to be struggling a bit, but his stroke looked a lot better here.
couple missed
If they missed a couple and we holed a couple it would have been a different game, but we couldn't get it together.
deserve final good regional
If they are good enough to get through regional qualifying and into final qualifying, they deserve to get in,
ask beat course golf letting trying
I didn't ask him about that. We were just trying to play the golf course and concentrate on not letting it beat us up too much.
bit felt
I felt I was getting a bit old or unfit for this game,
bit character game guys job sort
getting to know what a person is like, his character and what sort of game he has. It's a captain's job to get to know these guys a bit more.
years body too-much
I've bashed my body for 30 years and I've just got to eat properly and not drink too much - very difficult!
hurt hitting shoulders
I hurt my shoulder on the fifth tee - just hitting it too hard when you're too old.
golf beer too-short
Life's too short to spend all the time in the gym. I just like to have a few beers and enjoy myself too.
golf thinking trying
My caddie dared me to try it, but I didn't think it was worth losing a ball.
golf thinking play
It's a torture chamber, if we had to play it every day I don't think I'd be playing golf.