What sort of support do your sponsors give to your game?

I am very fortunate to have good sponsors. My sponsors have been with me for a long time and I get a lot of support from them. I help them out with corporate days during the year, and I’ve become friends with a lot of them as well. Of course sponsorship is very important at my level of golf.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of your game?

I think my strength is that I don’t have a weakness. There’s no one thing that stands out, but if I do feel I have a weakness it’s something that I’ll work hard on.

Your putting is often commented on as a part of your game which holds you back. Are you aware of just how many times you appear to ‘burn’ the edges of the hole on the greens?!

I think that my game is based on hitting a lot of fairways and greens in regulation, so it looks like I’m missing more than most guys. My statistics are in pretty good shape and I do hole my fair share of putts so it’s not something I get too much involved in.

Is there a part of the game you work on more than another?

I probably practice with my 6 iron more than most because if it’s somewhere between the driver and the pitching wedge. I spend at least fifty percent of my time working
on my wedges and short game.

Do you have a sports psychologist?

Yeah, I come in and out of working with a guy.
I have spells when I work with him and spells when I don’t. I think everybody in the professional game uses one, and of course it is an important part of modern golf.

How important is the support from your family in the success of your golfing career?

It’s very important. I am very much a family man with three young kids and a great wife. I spend time with them as much as possible, and they are a lot of fun. I very much enjoy my family as much as I do my family back home in Ireland - my Mum and Dad and Brothers and Sisters.

Does a passion for golf run through the family?

The young kids haven’t started playing yet, they are just starting to get lessons now.

And the family dog?

She goes with me everywhere when I’m at home, even on the golf course.

Is there any sporting rivalry between you and your Irish colleagues?

No I don’t think so. The game is such a difficult game that if you take your eye off the ball your going to get eaten, so the important thing is to try and keep looking ahead and try to beat the golf course and never mind about anything else!