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| WILSON
KNOWS NO FEAR OUT ON COURSE //
13th
March 2007 |
It's a sign
of Oliver Wilson's growing maturity
when he says he doesn't fear anyone
on the golf course.
The 26-year-old former Walker Cup player,
who is gradually making his way up the
world rankings, believes there is a
new generation ready to take control
of the European Tour.
"I was asked recently if I was
intimidated by people like Colin Montgomerie
and Retief Goosen," said Wilson,
who is attached to Coxmoor. "I
can't go out on a golf course worrying
about other players. My game is in my
own hands and it is down to me how I
perform.
"They are great players. But if
I'm intimidated by them then that's
one of the other things I'm thinking
about other than what I'm trying to
do.
"I have got little goals for myself
and I go out and play and try to achieve
those goals and see what happens.
"The cream always rises to the
top, so those guys are always going
to be coming down the stretch. Hopefully
I can be in there too and, hopefully,
they will be chasing me soon.
"I've been improving each year.
Last season I got off to a good start
and it sort of fizzled away. I worked
on quite a few things from a mental
standpoint and everything is coming
together now.
"I'm looking forward to this year.
I know I am good enough to play out
there but I need to work on my consistency."
Wilson says there are some new kids
on the block now who will eventually
start to push the older brigade to one
side, and he wants to be a part of that
revolution.
One player who has impressed him is
fellow Englishman Ross Fisher, who just
happens to be the same age.
He has the same sort of experience and
he is on a similar standard on the Tour,
results-wise.
"There are probably a few players
out there, to be honest," he said.
"But Ross and I played quite a
bit of junior golf together. He's been
playing great. And I think it's great
that the European Tour seems to have
quite a lot of players coming up."
He cites Paul Casey and Luke Donald
as two examples of how well Europe's
young players can do after turning professional.
He said: "They have done a lot
more than I have. They went to a US
college and did well, and I kind of
followed them.
"It's taking me a little longer
to do as well as they have but they
have set good examples and hopefully
everyone will push each other on."
Fisher's fifth place in the Dubai Classic
last month was an inspiration to Wilson.
"Ross played well in a quality
field. I played with him the first two
days and he was fantastic. It was great
to see him in the hunt and playing with
Tiger Woods and competing."
Wilson played alongside Anton Haig in
Thailand and knows what it is like to
play second fiddle in the driving stakes.
"He hit a three-wood up 16 that
must have been 20 yards past my driver,"
said Wilson.
"My best driver of the week was
on 18 in the Johnnie Walker, and I was
only a few yards behind him, but he
must have hit that easy."
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