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Q.In tell us about your first foursomes
in The Ryder Cup on the first tee.
OLIVER WILSON: It was amazing. It
was not quite as loud as I thought
it was going to be, but it was awesome.
When I actually got over the ball,
it was getting more tingly and all
sorts. I hit a great shot. I think
that was my best feeling hitting the
ball straight down the middle, flush,
and off you go, and involved and been
wanting to get out there all week,
so here we are.
Q. 4 down to the American Dream Team,
you must have thought at that stage,
probably a chance gone?
HENRIK STENSON: We didn't get off
to the start we wanted and they had
a couple of birdies and I hit a wayward
one on 2 and put us in a bit of trouble.
We were hanging in there and always
thought we could have a chance to
work it back, obviously; otherwise
it's not going to happen.
But we had a lit little bit of help
from them making bogeys on 7 and 8.
Nick came up to me on 7 before the
second shot and said, "Just start
that magic in a minute now,"
and it seems like we did and fought
well. Oliver had some great putts
and just wouldn't drop, and we said
he was due to make one and he did.
Q. What was the one particular turning
point in the match?
OLIVER WILSON: I think it was when
we got the first one back from the
par 5. They did give it to us in the
end but it was up by the green in
two. Just to get one back and start
going in the right direction, when
we got that one out, it was 1 down
and four to go. We stayed patient
on the nine when it just wasn't going
our way. And when it did, just kept
trying to keep the pressure on hitting
fairways and hitting greens.
Henrik gave me a lot of chances. I
was getting a little frustrated there,
I was hitting some good putts but
not quite hitting them right. I'll
let Henrik do the reading there, and
holed it. I was just pleased to get
it online.
Q. Was it enjoyable, even just a little
bit, watching the Americans wilt on
the back nine?
HENRIK STENSON: Absolutely. It's always
nice to come back in a match, and
there were a couple of crucial points,
and getting away with it the halve
on 14 after I hit a really bad tee
ball there, we managed to scramble
a four and they 3 putted. So that
was sort of the turning point and
then we played a good 15th hole and
won that one. Then we were just trying
to hang on and make another birdie,
and we did.
Q. You just made the winning putt
in your first Ryder Cup match ever.
Describe what you're feeling right
now.
OLIVER WILSON: Well, hard to, actually.
It was nice to hole that, and especially
against the Americans like that, it
was a tough game and they got off
to a good start. But it came down
to the last and it's fantastic.
Q. Henrik, you got down very big at
the beginning; as you watch the Americans
start staggering a little bit, at
what point did you think you could
win this match?
HENRIK STENSON: Well, after winning
7 and 8, we were back in the ballgame
a little bit. And then picked up another
one on 10 and 12, so, you know, after
12 holes, we were all square and I
felt like, you know, we've got a 50/50
chance again, and after being down
that many, it was really good fun
to be able to come back.
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