ryder cup quotes of the day
Chris DiMarco - said he bet his house on big guns.
"I don't know you can sit down the best player in the world, that's impossible." Tom Lehman responds when asked if he had thought of leaving out an off-form Tiger Woods from the Saturday foursomes. "You've got to go with the players who are playing the very best." Lehman makes an unconvincing argument, especially as far as the impressive rookie JJ Henry is concerned. "People said we were a gamble but two of the people most sure it wasn't a gamble were us." Darren Clarke after making it two points out of two with Lee Westwood in the fourballs. "He does like a big stage." Westwood feels upstaged by his team-mate after Clarke sealed victory over Woods and Jim Furyk by chipping in for birdie on the 16th. "I don't know who teed it up for me, but I was lucky with the lie." A modest Clarke discusses his moment of glory. "I thought maybe snatching the full point away from them would hurt so that was the goal down the last. I've played this green enough times, and three-putted it enough times, to know that JJ (Henry) didn't have a certain birdie." Paul Casey's prediction proves uncannily accurate as he snatches a half with Robert Karlsson. "Tiger and Jim, I would put them up against anybody and I would bet my house on them." Chris DiMarco in need of a trip to the estate agents. "It's like walking down the tunnel at Wembley stadium, whenever they build the darned thing" - Nick Faldo, commentating on television, on the noisy reception for Garcia and Donald as they make the long walk in front of the grandstands around the 16th green. "All I did was rub massage oil on his back, give him water and pat his forehead" - A rather redundant Scott Verplank whose partner Zach Johnson made seven birdies in 17 holes in their fourballs victory over Padraig Harrington and Henrik Stenson. "He's just a big laugh to be around. He's a big heap of energy swirling around the room" - Robert Karlsson's description of Sergio Garcia. "That's unbelievable. That's my first hole-in-one in a professional tournament. For it to be in a Ryder Cup is remarkable" - Paul Casey reacts to his ace on the 14th to seal a 5 and 4 victory with David Howell over Stewart Cink and Zach Johnson. "No, we're treating this as a separate entity altogether, just trying not to get ahead of ourselves and not thinking about winning yet" - Lee Westwood insists the record win at Oakland Hills is not on his mind. "I'm not down at all. I'm a cog in the wheel, one of 12 players. We lead 10-6 and that's what matters." Paul McGinley sees the bigger picture after defeat to Furyk and Woods. "It's imperative we get off to a quick start like we did in 99. The Europeans are playing great and we need to go out there and beat them. They're not going to give it to us." Tiger Woods seeks inspiration from the American fightback at Brookline seven years ago. "We are getting closer to our mark. We just have to get over that hurdle tomorrow. Don't get too excited too quick. We know how strong the Americans are in the singles." European captain Ian Woosnam is keeping his feet on the ground.
