00:00 Yeah, it's always great to have a major tournament in Wales and we've had the Ryder Cup, we've
00:06 been here a couple of times, it's a great spot. Let's hope the rain does go over a little
00:12 bit. Well it's an easy place to get to really if you think about it, straight down the M4
00:17 or M5 coming from everywhere really, it's just over a couple of hours from London and
00:23 it's a pity that Wales, you've got Scotland, you've got Ireland, you've got England, Wales
00:28 is missing out a bit on the golf a little bit. We have some fantastic golf courses and
00:32 hopefully people will try and come and spend more time over here. Yeah, I mean, obviously
00:36 my first event, so I live about 40 minutes away from here, so been down here a bit over
00:42 the last couple of years. Knowing this is going to be my first event, so a lot of friends,
00:47 a lot of family coming down, so expecting some good support. Yeah, definitely, I mean,
00:52 I've said, get as many people down as you can, you need the ball spotters, so that's
00:56 the main thing. But no, it's great to have my first event, obviously being the seniors
01:02 open, being a local lad, it's great, I'm going to have support, hopefully, and hopefully
01:08 I can put a performance together and try and compete and be in there at the end. I am indeed,
01:14 every time I cross that Severn Bridge, or the Prince of Wales Bridge, excuse me now,
01:19 coming back into Wales and you see that Celtic Manor Resort on the M4, it brings back great
01:25 memories of our time in Wales and the time that I spent here in Wales back in 2009 and
01:31 10. And so every time I come back, I relish it and especially coming to this golf course
01:36 as well. This is a damn good golf course, this, damn good golf course. A real test of
01:42 character and it has a lot of elevation to it, but a good test, a good overall test and
01:48 we're all looking forward to the challenge of it. Yeah, that's the thing, I suppose,
01:53 because of COVID I didn't really play an awful lot during that time and then last year I
01:58 was going to play a few events and had a back injury, so I missed the season. So competitive-wise,
02:03 I haven't really been playing. So it's going to be a bit different, you know, teaming up
02:07 in a major event, being my first one and trying to compete with the other guys. Well, this
02:13 course, as you know, it all depends where the wind's blowing from. If it's blowing off
02:16 the sea, it's very difficult and especially when you're playing like the second, third,
02:20 fourth, the tricky holes and yeah, but it's a lovely area. It's just right on the sea,
02:26 as you can see, and it's a beautiful part of the world. I don't play much golf these
02:31 days. It's more of a challenge getting around walking more than playing golf, but I'll try
02:38 my best and see what I can do. But I'm as ambitious as ever. I want it as much and I
02:45 look forward to the challenge of it. I look forward to the competition, you know, I love
02:49 the competition and I really look forward to putting myself against not just this field,
02:55 but against the golf course as well to get around this course because you've got to play
02:59 chess with this golf course. It's a very, very good one.
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