Luke Donald
Luke Donald
Luke Campbell Donald MBEis an English professional golfer who has been the World Number One. He plays mainly on the U.S. based PGA Tour but is also a member of the European Tour...
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth7 December 1977
days glad guy people phil saying shoots shot time took
When Phil shot his 62, a lot of people were saying it would be a long time before another guy shoots 62 out there. But it only took 365 days or so (actually 366). I'm glad it was me.
best groups guys nice
It's nice to do it that way. Fortunately for me, the guys in the first two groups didn't play their best and let me have this one a little bit.
golf play guy
The qualifying system helps the top guys like Sergio Garcia, who play most of their golf in the U.S. They can rely on the world rankings and just play their four extra events [with the four majors and three World Golf Championship events counting as seven European events]. But for the other guys it's tough, and I don't know if that can be changed. It is a tricky situation.
courses good great last phil playing scoring solid stays tournament weather week
With the conditions, all the courses are there to make some birdies. I think the scoring is going to be good this week if the weather stays like this. Sixty-two is a great start, but it's not like the tournament is over. I have to keep playing solid golf. Hopefully, I can do what Phil did last year.
bunker front green hitting iron playing small trying
If we're playing into the wind, that's a very small green to be hitting a mid-iron into. In some cases, I can see playing for the front bunker and trying to get up and down (for par) if I have to hit a long iron there.
certainly hopefully last worked year
Certainly it worked for me last year - hopefully it does again.
absolutely great hard paul start
Paul got off to a great start and putted absolutely beautifully. It was always going to be hard to get back in the match.
adds awkward bad character designer drives few good hit holes maybe middle shots side stance
I think a few of the holes you hit good shots and you find yourself on side slopes, but maybe that's what the designer had in mind. On 9 and 10, you can hit good drives down the middle and have an awkward stance in the fairway; I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. It adds character to the hole, for sure.
colder hands hard
It got considerably colder and it was just hard to keep your hands warm, hard to keep your rhythm.
anytime birdie finished great held job means proud today
I was pretty proud of the way I finished today and finished the job off. ... I held it together. Anytime you finish with a birdie like that and a great shot, it means a lot to a golfer.
lose tournament win
I don't think you win or lose this tournament off the tee. I mean, it's all around the greens.
ability carry definitely desire determination eight focus obviously seems tiger
He's definitely on the right track. It seems like Tiger got his focus and determination back this year. Obviously he has another eight to go and he'll have to play great. But never say never with Tiger. I think he has the desire as well as the ability to carry him through.
helps knowing played
Knowing I have played well here before helps a lot.
games learn similar
We have very similar games and I can learn a lot from Bernhard.