Luke Donald Interview: Part One

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Published: June 2, 2010

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After Luke Donald’s win at the Madrid Masters last week, he is looking towards keeping up his form at this week’s Wales Open at Celtic Manor.

The 32 year old Englishmen fended off up and coming Welshmen, Rhys Davies, to win by a single stroke on 21 under par.

Even though Donald is considered to be one of England’s biggest talents, this was his first win since 2006 when he won the Honda Classic.

The Wales Open offers an opportunity for Donald to see the course that will be used for October’s Ryder Cup, which he can very realistically qualify for.

Donald’s last Ryder Cup appearance also came back in 2006 when the tournament was held at The K Club in Ireland — Europe’s last victory.

When Donald was asked about why he decided to compete in this week’s championship, it was not just due to the course and the tournament in October.

“I felt that I needed to play a run of events in Europe rather than just coming over for Wentworth.  Sometimes it’s hard to travel and play one event and go back and play one in the US.

“I (also) wanted to check out the course and hopefully — with the hope that I will be here in October.”

With Luke being based in the US as well as in Europe, he has a wealth of experience playing on US style courses.

Recently, the new course at Celtic Manor has been described as having a very American feel to it.

However, Donald disagrees and said, “I’ve not played the The Belfry, but my caddie, John, says it has a similar feel to The Belfry and we’ve done alright round there”.

Donald also agreed with experts that The K Club also had an American feel to it.  However, Europe still prevailed in historic fashion.

When Donald was questioned about what he would change to the course to frustrate the Americans ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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