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"The more I practice, the luckier I get"


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11.10 Nygifte Tiger Woods:
Pressekonferanse pr. telefon

Tiger Woods har sin egen turnering i desember. Target World Challenge presented by Williams (TWC) heter denne turneringen. 16 av de beste spillerne i verden stiller opp. Turneringen spilles på Sherwood Country Club i Thousand Oaks, California, 8. – 12. desember.

Det er 11 spillere fra Ryder Cup på Oakland Hills Golf Club: Tiger Woods, Davis Love III, Padraig Harrington, Colin Montgomerie, Chad Campbell, Miguel Jimenez, Stewart Cink, Chris DiMarco, Jim Furyk, Jay Haas og Kenny Perry. De andre I feltet er Vijay Singh, John Daly, Fred Couples, Todd Hamilton og Stephen Ames. Vinneren av denne $5.25 millioners turneringen over 72 hull får $1.25 million.

Tiger Woods fikk en del spørsmål under den telefoniske pressekonferansen fra bryllupsreisen om bord på luksusyachten i Karibien. Han kunne fortelle at han likte seg meget godt alene om bord med sin kone. Han kjenner heller ikke til hvordan verdensrankingen fungerer i detalj. Her er noe av det som kom frem på pressekonferansen for øvrig (fra hans egen hjemmeside):

Q: Could you comment on the progress of your game this season?

TW: I’ve been very excited about the way my game came together at the end of the year. Basically, from the Western Open on the weekend to now, I’ve really improved. On top of that, the last few tournaments I’ve played, it’s gone up another notch. I’m showing some great signs for the future. I don’t have as many things on my checklist on each and every shot, it’s getting smaller and smaller, so from that standpoint, I’m getting closer to where I can hit a golf shot.

Q: You’ve always said for it to be a great year, you would have to win a major. Does what happened on Barbados change that?

TW: As far as off the golf course, yes it is a great year.

Q: Wentworth is getting World Ranking points for the first time, Could you make an argument for and against that?

TW: We’ve been trying to get the same for our event. With it being a World Ranking event now, I think we have a good shot. They’re setting a precedent so that we can possibly get ours now as well.

Q: What do you have to do to get ranking points and should you with only 16 players in the field?

TW: I don’t know. That’s the thing. Wentworth is about the same as us. It’s difficult to say. I don’t know exactly how the World Ranking system works or who to call.

Q: How did you feel the wedding went and how do you feel now?

TW: The wedding went great, to have all our family and friends there; it made it a very special occasion. Our families and friends are always going in different directions so it’s always hard to get them all together. We were able to do that for this occasion which made it even more special for all of us. We had a great time.

Q: You are such an inspirational person to minorities, do you have any inspirational stories or moments on the subject? For instance, have you met fans and happened to inspire them or advice to young golfers?

TW: Through my Foundation Clinics all over the country I’ve met a bunch of kids. A couple of kids I’ve kept in touch with through email; I’ve had some nice progress reports and how they’re doing, which is awesome. There are so many different occasions where we have made a nice impact on their lives, whether it’s been writing or sending letters that they’re now attending college - where they never thought they’d go to college before. Some are now on golf scholarships, some are now interning and in volunteer work in their communities, so we’ve made some nice positive impact on their lives.

Q: Your tournament has been such a success, would you like to see it evolve into a full-field tournament like Jack and Arnie have?

TW: I really don’t want to see that happen. I would just like to see it be the way it is now - a small collection of the best players in the world. In an ideal situation it would be the top 12 players and those four picks. That would be the ideal world, but everybody has their own tour they have to support around the world and different things going on, but we get a great field every year, so I can’t complain. What makes it special for us is that we have it right there in Southern California where our Foundation is. It is also where I grew up so it makes it a hometown flavor.

Q: Is there anything specific you are going to work on in your game for the rest of the year?

TW: I think I’m going to just keep doing what I’m doing. Try to solidify everything and get a couple of Ws before the end of the year. Last week we kind of threw that one out because of an injury. But, even being injured, I had a top-10, so it goes to show you that with the work I’ve done, I can play through that, which is even better. So I’m pretty excited about it. The prospects of the past month and a half, what I’ve done, I need to solidify it a little more toward the end of the year.

Q: Now that the talk of the wedding is behind you, will that change the way you schedule things next year? And also, what’s next at the top of that check list?

TW: There are still a lot of things. I don’t really want to get into it. As far as my schedule next year, no, I don’t think it’s going to change much. I’ll play about 24 or 25 events around the world. I’ll play what works best for me. I find nice balance like that throughout my years. As far as that checklist, I’ll work on and continue to work on it and I’m excited that it’s getting shorter and shorter.

Q: How come Phil’s not there and are you disappointed?

TW: I am kind of surprised. It’s not too far from his house down in La Jolla. I guess he’s trying to spend some time with his family. I know Weir is taking the whole month of December off, so maybe Phil is doing the same thing as well.

Q: Just for the point of clarification, cause some Swedish people I met a couple of years ago say their surname doesn’t always follow the same ritual as it does in America, so are you Tiger Nordegren or is she Elin Woods?

TW: You’re a beauty, you know that?

Q: What’s the answer?

TW: Nothing’s changing on my end.

Q: Will she go by Elin Woods now?

TW: Yes, she will.

Q: Are you going to be back in time to play Disney as usual?

TW: I don’t know yet. We’re having so much fun on the honeymoon, I don’t know if I’ll be back or not.

Q: You sound as relaxed as I’ve ever heard you, is that accurate?

TW: That’s 100 percent accurate. It’s so nice to be on the boat, relaxing, and just having a great time. We’re diving every day and just enjoying being out here by ourselves, just chill and relax. It’s a lot of fun.

Q: Your father played a major role in your early career. Did you have any other influences?

TW: I played with a few guys who were very accomplished players in the Armed Services because we grew up near a military base. A couple of guys were from the Navy. They were great golfers, a 1-handicaps or scratch and we played every weekend. We played every weekend, battling each other out. We had some great games. My dad was a 1-handicapper, the other guy was a one and the other was a scratch and there I was lagging behind at 4 or 5 handicapper. I think that’s what allowed me to grow as a golfer. It helped me create shots, to learn shots.

Q: I noticed Ernie wasn’t coming. Is he committed elsewhere?

TW: I think he’s playing in South Africa. He’s got his tour down there. I know Goosen is not playing because he wife is going to give birth.

Q: You, Vijay and Ernie are like the Big Three. Does it get your juice up playing against those guys?

TW: It always has. If you look at the guys I battle the most, it’s been Mickelson and Ernie and Vijay over the years that I’ve gone head to head against the most. For awhile Duval and I were bucking heads quite a bit, but those three - I’ve been going at it with them since I’ve been on tour, since ’97 really. It’s been a lot of fun. We’ve had some great battles down the stretch, in major championships as well.

Q: Next week Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie are playing in the Samsung World Championship in Palm Desert. Is there any way, with what you know about their game, can you contrast where they are right now?

TW: I haven’t played with Michelle. I’ve never actually seen her physically hit a golf ball. I’ve only seen her on TV. I have no comparison on how far she hits it. I know Annika can bomb it out there and never misses a fairway. I don’t know. For her age, Michelle is leaps and bounds beyond anybody that has ever played the LPGA Tour. As far as pure talent and ball striking ability, but I can’t really say a whole lot because I’ve never played with Michelle. It’s hard for me to get into it. Annika hits it super straight and hits it so solid. We play at home at Isleworth and most of the things we practice on are her putting and short game, and that’s where I think she can take it to another level and if she does that, it will be pretty impressive.

Q: Can you say when you settled on Oct. 5 and given the fishbowl you live in, are you surprised you were able to keep it a secret?

TW: We decided probably the middle of this year. We didn’t tell anybody until the last minute. They all said, “Oh, it is? That soon?” Yeah, well, there you go. You can still get cheap airfare.

Q: Can you discuss your injury?

TW: My trainer, Keith, was at the wedding, and we worked everyday on it. I still have to work through it, but it’s feeling a lot better. It’s still a little bit tender, but it’s almost back to 100 percent, which is great.

Q: You were the only guy under 30 on the U.S. Ryder Cup team. You are also the youngest at the Target. There are some young international players that are up and coming, are we doing something wrong here in terms of developing younger players? Is it just stiffer worldwide competition?

TW: I think it’s the latter, what you just said. These guys are getting that much better. It’s getting harder just to get out here. Then once you get out here, it’s harder to stay because you have to shoot lower scores than you have been shooting on more difficult golf course. The pool is getting deeper and deeper. There are still some great young players. You still have Sergio up there, and Adam, who are under 30. It takes five, six, seven years before they really get going on tour. For me to feel comfortable on tour, it took four or five years before I got everything going in the right direction. A lot of these guys such as Sergio and Adam, they play both tours, so that have to split times on both sides of the Atlantic, which is not easy to do.

Q: Do you think boys and girls coming out should look more to college? They seem to be taking that leap a little earlier.

TW: I can understand people taking a different route if they’ve absolutely dominated at each and every level. That’s what I always wanted to do. I won at the junior level; I won at the amateur level and collegiate level so when I turned pro I knew I was ready for that challenge. You don’t see many guys that go from high school to the major leagues. You have to go through the farm system and work your way up. I think that’s very similar to what you have to do in golf. To be better at an early age, you have to be able to win at an early age all the way through. If you don’t understand the art of winning, all of a sudden you’re thrust into position, more likely you will fail a lot early if you have no experience to draw on. When I got into position to win, I got nervous at Quad Cities and I lost to Ed Fiori. I learned from that and I knew that I could win at any level and I beat Davis in a playoff at Vegas. I applied my winning ways that I’ve learned, how to win down the stretch in the pro ranks. I don’t understand why kinds wouldn’t want to do that, go the same route.

Q: You’ve said something like that about Michelle Wie. Does that still hold true?

TW: Yeah, I think so. I look at it this way. One of my best friends, Bryon Bell, we’ve known each other since the 7th grade. He was my caddie when I won in San Diego, the U.S. Amateurs, a bunch of tournaments. We go way back. We played high school golf together. We go back to those memories so much, and I can’t understand why she wouldn’t want to play high school golf. It’s the time of your life, just traveling in the bus, and hanging out with the team and having just a blast. And college is the same way. You have so much fun and do things that make your body feel very ill the next day. And it’s the time of your life and you only get to experience it once.

Q: You just spoke about being nervous. Do you have any secrets or techniques?

TW: It’s great to be nervous because that means you care. It’s just a matter of handling your nerves. I’ve always been able to handle being nervous by just going through my routine and never deviate from my routine. Everyone has to develop their own routine. If you put a shot clock on somebody when they step into the ball, it should take the same time each and every time. If people get away from their routine, they get out of rhythm and hit bad shots.

Q: What touring pros were at the wedding? And I heard Mark broke a bone in his hand or something like that?

TW: Yeah he did. Well, Cookie was there and Mark. Notah didn’t make it because he hurt his back and couldn’t travel, and that was it.

Q: Is Mark out for the year?

TW: I think he might be out for the American season. He might be back after that. I know he’s looking forward to playing the Office Depot Father/Son Challenge with his son Shaun in December.

Q: Where are you and your wife going to be residing?

TW: Right now we’re definitely residing in Florida, and I don’t see any reason why we should leave. Oh, can I mention one more player who couldn’t make it (to the wedding). Charles Howell couldn’t make it because he’s playing this week.


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