Wentworth,
Surrey, 14th October 1998 -
I'm looking forward to playing here on Friday - the course really demands you
to drive a golf ball, you've got to be long and you've got to be accurate. The
greens are in perfect condition so there's no excuse for missing putts out there.
I've always liked playing one-on-one, head-to-head, I love match play, and
this week it's against some of the world's best players.
In stroke play
events you don't have the opportunity to affect another person's play - in true
match play, you can. There are different strategies which you would never see
in a stroke play event. Your opponent can dictate what you do - if he puts it
in the trees and it might be lost or unplayable, I might take an iron to make
sure I keep it in play.
There's no doubt there's an advantage to being
seeded, having the 1st round as a bye - because 36 holes a day, four days in a
row is a lot of golf on this type of course, and it takes a lot out of you.
In match play, you've always got to just stay in the hole, always make your
opponent work for his win, and don't give up too quickly, you never know what
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Preview Tiger
Woods in confident mood First
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