Woosnam Is Hungry for Success Mark Reason Travels to Jersey for a Chat and a Relaxing Round with Europe's New Ryder Cup Captain
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Ian Woosnam has a big bacon sandwich on his lap and is answering questions about his Ryder Cup captaincy. Fifteen minutes later, he still has a big bacon sandwich on his lap, unable to get a bite in edgeways. Imaginary captions start to run round your head to go with his slightly clichd answers - 'Woosie's got a lot on his plate' or 'Has Woosie bitten off more than he can chew?' The absence of people and the presence of tape recorders seem to persuade Woosnam to say things like: "The young guys are great, they've a lot of bottle, they're 'ungry, they want to prove themselves.'' Woosnam looks 'ungry - there's the large matter of the untouched sandwich to consider - but his words aren't going to fill up many empty spaces.
Filling empty spaces will be a big part of Woosnam's job - of recent winning captains Seve did it with charisma; Sam Torrance did it with sociability, enthusiasm and an unexpected tactical astuteness; Bernhard Langer did it with dry observations of the Americans and by seeming in control even when he wasn't.See the full content of this document
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Woosnam Is Hungry for Success Mark Reason Travels to Jersey for a Chat and a Relaxing Round with Europe's New Ryder Cup Captain
After the interview session we played 18 holes around La Moye, the club where Woosnam plays most of his golf when he is at home on Jersey. If it was a professional chore for Woosnam, he gave not a hint of it. He was as helpful and generous and easy-going a c...
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