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
fun game hardly lead obviously round second shared straight trouble
It was just one of those fun days. I hardly had any trouble at all. I've shared the lead after the second round for two straight weeks, so obviously the game is good.
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.
helps knowing played
Knowing I have played well here before helps a lot.
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.
boring call compliment golf greens
We call him 'plod'. It's fairways and greens with Luke, he kind of plods his way around the golf course. He's a very boring player, which is a compliment in golf.
glad
We were steady, nothing too great. But I was glad to come out with a win.
ball greens hit struggled today
Today was frustrating. I didn't really hit the ball too badly, I just struggled on the greens more than anything.
games learn similar
We have very similar games and I can learn a lot from Bernhard.
We'll see how I feel (this) morning, though.
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.
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.