Stuart Appleby
Stuart Appleby
Stuart Applebyis an Australian professional golfer...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth1 May 1971
CountryAustralia
ball bit climb confidence control decided due gained good grown hitter last learn length open
I was a pretty long hitter when I was younger. I was pretty wild, too. I had to learn to control the ball a bit more. Then last year, I decided to open up a bit more and I gained a good climb in distance. My length has grown due to some confidence in my swing, and some trusting. Once you get that, you can open it up a bit.
ball couple driving few greens hitting irons level months
I'm at a more competitive level than I was a few months ago, driving the ball better, hitting my irons better, hitting more greens and making a couple more putts.
add ball blows brilliant chad fine good line looked looking nine places strokes three today wind
When the wind blows like it did on the back nine today it can add at least three strokes to your round. There can be a fine line between looking brilliant and looking like an idiot. But Chad put the ball in very good places all day. He looked brilliant.
ball club drove face golf good hit middle solid
Just good solid golf all day. I drove the ball well, hit the middle of the club face a lot of times...and here we are.
ball flying hot played seemed today
I played pretty well today because it was really hot and the ball seemed to be flying further,
ball breaks chad good hit lucky spots
Chad had a lot of breaks and he hit the ball in the right spots at the right time. He did everything right and got the the breaks - not the lucky breaks, but the good breaks.
ball played stopped whenever
He played really well. The ball stopped and started whenever he wanted.
ball club drove face generally good hit middle selection tricky
I drove the ball well, hit the middle of the club face a lot of times, good club selection generally in tricky conditions, and here we are.
crazy easy felt knowing mess players relaxed victories watched
I've watched tournaments where players had big victories and thought, 'I don't know how easy it would be or how crazy it would be. I felt comfortable and relaxed knowing there was no way I could mess up the tournament.
areas bit easy generally mapped mine months next rhythm schedule six sort three
I've sort of had a rhythm -- a bit like the tide. I don't usually go in areas of tournaments where I haven't really played. Everybody's schedule generally is very easy to select. Mine is probably mapped out for the next three so six months pretty tight.
ask later played question
I've played like this before, so it's not new to me. But doing it more often ... ask me the question later in the year.
course eyes feels fit game sort
I sort of like the way my game feels right now. I like the course and I think the course will fit a lot of players' eyes this week.
five near normal score stay
Five under is a normal score if you want to stay near the top.
accurate condensed fit golf hide holes last nine shots six tee
Everything is just so condensed here. You couldn't fit nine holes of golf on this place from last week's layout; not even that, six holes if you're lucky. It is very claustrophobic and small. So, you have to be more accurate. I haven't been accurate enough in tee shots and/or greens, but I've managed to hide that through scrambling.