I had a goal at the start of the week to overtake Michael and get some more Ryder Cup points, which I achieved. I can take it on next week in Madrid.

Michael is not playing the next two weeks and I am in Madrid,

I think I can play in Ireland (at the next Ryder Cup). My current world ranking is ridiculous and I want to get back in the top 25 next year. I know I can, in fact I know I am a top 10 player really.

[Courageously, they won 15 and a half of the next 23 points and seven out of yesterday's 10 singles.] Thursday brought us closer together, ... This is the best team I've been involved with in the five years it has been going.

Well to almost hole your second shot on the first, I'd say that was almost a perfect start. I birdied one, three, four and eight and was four-under after eight, so yeah, that was a good round of golf.

I tend to be given the celebrities,