WILSON RUNNING ON EMPTY // 27th July 2007

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England's Oliver Wilson is hoping a "schoolboy error" will not ruin his bid for a first European Tour title in the Deutsche Bank Players' Championship. Wilson went into the second round in Hamburg just a shot behind compatriot Simon Khan after an opening 66, six under par. But the 26-year-old former Walker Cup star from Mansfield admits he is mentally exhausted in his sixth event in a row, having also successfully squeezed in 36 holes in one day in Open Championship qualifying at Sunningdale. "I seem to get off to good starts early in the season, I like the heat out in Asia, but I've got to prepare a little better for the bigger tournaments," said Wilson, who lost a play-off for the Johnnie Walker Classic in Thailand earlier this season and also one in the Volvo China Open in November 2005. "This is the sixth week in a row so I'm pretty exhausted. Physically I feel okay but mentally I'm not really there. I was fine all the way until Open qualifying on Monday, July 2 and still played the same week in Ireland which was a schoolboy error really. "I think if I have a nice little break after this I'll be in good shape. I've just got to take a little bit of the pressure off as well. I'm trying a little bit too hard most of the time. "I feel like I should be in contention most weeks but just making silly mistakes and ending up finishing in the middle of the pack which is obviously not good enough." To return to the main News page click here