Nick Dougherty Quotations

This puts me in great shape for the second round. I love to play well when Tiger is playing ? I haven't had many chances. To play with him Sunday would be a dream scenario.

Because of that I freed up a little and allowed myself to play the golf I can.

He has a lot of talent and putted fantastically well. I think that is the key to this course because if your iron play is good, it comes down to a putting contest.

To get a chance to come back and defend your first win is something you only get one chance of doing.

I saw what happened, yes, and I knew I needed a birdie at the 18th to catch him, but it wasn't to be.

There is still plenty of time to get back into it, but I am making it harder for myself than I need to. There is a good chance if the leader is a guy who hasn't won before, especially if it is an Asian player chasing a European Tour exemption, it might put enough pressure on him to stop him pushing on and getting to a score I cannot reach.

I've achieved what I want to achieve today and put myself past a lot of the other challengers.

It just all went horribly wrong for me on the front nine. I fought back well but it was not enough in the end.

It's great to defend your first (career) win. You only get one chance and it means a lot to come back here.

It's disappointing. We should have beaten them, simple as that. We played better. One of those things. But at least the team has pulled it back.

It was a good start considering I didn't play that great.

It was a good score. I am not playing at my best unfortunately but to have no bogeys in two rounds is very pleasing.

I'm certainly pleased with the way I'm playing.

I played pretty decent and it was a shame about the end,

I am playing well and I feel good in myself,

All in all it was a job well done, and it's put me in a good position. But if I'm going to challenge him, because he is playing good golf, I need to pick it up and put some pressure on.

The front nine today is how I'd like to play for the rest of my career,