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00:00How tough was that out there today?
00:02Yeah it was tough. We've just been studying now and all the billboards have blown over so yeah you can tell it's tough.
00:10Do you think coming from Southport it gives you a bit of an advantage maybe?
00:14Well yeah, I play at Royal Birdale so it's traditionally Lynx golf. It's not quite Lynx golf this week but it's certainly windy enough for it.
00:24So you've got to hit a lot of shots with feel and keep your ball fight down and have good control really.
00:30Having a man on the bag like Jules, is he good not only with the conditions but also with the scale of the tournament and what it means?
00:38Yeah he's good. Jules has been on my bag since 2013 so we get on like house and fire. He's possibly one of the most experienced caddies you can have so in that situation he's great.
00:54With your position in the rankings, how are you approaching the week?
00:59Similar to the first two days really. I'm just going to not put too much pressure on myself. Hopefully keep playing the way I'm playing and see what happens at the end of the week.
01:11How do you treat this week differently? In 2011 you were at the Grand Final and you went up that year. Do you look back at that or not?
01:20You've just reminded me of it so no is the answer. I think the difference between 2011 was that I'd won two weeks prior and finished third the week before that.
01:31So I'd secured my card almost anyway. Obviously this is very different because I'm outside the top 20 trying to get in it.
01:41I feel like I'm in a nothing to lose situation only to gain so I'm just going to reiterate what I'm saying by not putting any pressure on myself and see where I go.
01:54You've got your partner Claire with you this week. Does that give it a nice change as well maybe?
02:00She's great. She's ultra positive. She won't let me say a bad word about myself. She's great to have around. She's like my number one fan so I can't complain at that.