Prom Meesawat (Tha)

It’s always nice to be back in a tournament where you have played well. Always good memories. You always try to ride on those positives and play even better. Everyone’s goal here is to win the tournament and you just got to believe in yourself, go out there and enjoy yourself. I was a little disappointed to have missed out on the win last year but the format has been set up this way and you just have to play according to the format. I felt six holes were too short for a match play and if there were more holes, I could have continued to stay in contention. But having said that, Lee played really well last year and I did the best I could then. I’m having a good life outside the golf course too especially being a father to two lovely kids now. It’s the best time of the year when you spend quality time with your little ones.

Viraj Madappa (Ind)

This is the first time I’m playing anything close to this format. It’s going to be exciting. I guess I just have to get through the first three days. I haven’t played too many match play events but I always enjoy playing them whenever I have that chance at home and the international amateur events. The course is lovely. It isn’t very long so you got to place the ball in the right position. The wind picks up in the afternoon and you have to be very careful. I’ve set higher expectations for myself this year. I’m more comfortable on Tour and that should help me a little more this year. I’m more familiar with the golf courses and people. I just have to keep doing my thing and hopefully it all work out. My good friend Shubhankar (Sharma) won the Order of Merit last year and I want to follow that path. My goal is the win the Order of Merit and I’ll try to work towards that. A good finish this week will definitely help.

Geoff Ogilvy (Aus)

I definitely got a bit jaded with the U.S. Tour.  The typical U.S. Tour setup is very similar every week, and it’s great and the PGA TOUR is an incredible tour, its unbelievable, but it just didn’t inspire me anymore.  I wasn’t getting excited to see these golf courses.  Every now and then you get some really amazing ones on that Tour, but generally the setups I didn’t really enjoy.  An added bonus to being here is being able to come and play more tournaments on courses that I enjoy, yeah, and this is one of the examples. We landed in January.  It’s been great.  I haven’t had a smile off my face for a month and a half.  It’s been a long time. I loved living in the U.S. and I loved playing there, and I’ll still play there a bit, I’m sure.  But happy to have the family back in Australia and amongst your people.  I love it in America, I love it here and this is home.  I wanted my kids to experience a little bit what I had.  My wife was always pretty interested in moving here. I’ve never been more motivated to be a good golfer, but I’ve never been less motivated to run around with a suitcase and go to strange places and leave the family.