Dean Wilson Quotations

We want to take care of business and finish our business.

More people have recognized me for that. It's died down now, I think. Anything that gets you recognized, I guess, is nice.

I felt like our top line was trying to score a picture-perfect goal, making five passes. The other lines just kept things simple.

Fortunately, I remembered a lot of the shots that I played and my strategy, so I'm kind of going about the same thing this year.

Just stick to my game plan -- try to hit as many solid shots as I can and give myself as many chances as I can. That's kind of my game plan every week.

I seem to be putting a lot of rounds together where I hit the ball nice and give myself a lot of chances. That's what I've always been looking for, and so far this year, I've done that a lot, so it's quite pleasing.

Maybe I realized I'm not that good coming from behind, so I have to try to sprint out and hold on.

We had something to prove. It wasn't about winning it was about courage, and working hard.

We talked about having to get the next one. We didn't want them to get two in a row and get even more momentum.

Every year I seem to get a little more comfortable with what's going on.

The wind is blowing hard so it's tough out there. You either hit a hard drive down right down the center or take it over the water and trust it. That's the part that the wind makes it tough, where you have to aim outside of the fairways and things and it changed the landing areas you're used to.

The rough is very high, but the course is in very good shape. The weather was perfect, and guys are going to make birdies.

Despite our scoring average, we knew it would be a tight game and a low-scoring game. It always is against Red River.

That's nice to have the three birdies to finish up, hopefully that will give me some momentum.

It's a different ball game. I'm trying to hit it a little farther. It's just not as easy as it seems.

It's a great experience to be paired with those guys. I watch how they go about their business, and how my game stacks up against theirs.

It's incredible just watching those guys hit the ball, how much farther it's getting out there. It's a different ballgame. It's tough to compete against long hitters. You may be able to get them over 18 holes, but 72 ... it's pretty tough.

It was a bit discouraging (Thursday), but I knew it was the first round and there's a lot of holes to go. So, for some reason, I was still calm. There are a couple of holes here that can jump up and bite you. You've just got to try to learn how to stay a little more patient and not get ahead of yourself.

It was a privilege to be part of that.

I've got to figure it out, how to get it done on the weekend. I know the courses are going to be harder, so I need to play better.

It was huge. If Devils Lake scores there, they start believing and we start second guessing.

I'm trying to hit a little cut, and I guess at the last second my brain bails out and I go left. Maybe I should have taken a little more time after I see Charles hit it in there.

I'm happy that I'm putting myself in contention. I'd obviously like to play better and have a better chance of winning.

I like to see where guys can mix it up, where you might have a guy that's not so long going against a guy that hits a long way. It's tough to compete against the long hitters. You may be able to get them over 18 holes, but 72 ... it's pretty tough.

I hit a lot of fairways, a lot of greens, and rolled in a few putts today.

Good teams find a way to win, and we did. I can't explain it, but we just got the job done.

I'd rather be known as the guy that won a tournament than the guy that played with Annika. It doesn't bother me, but I guess I have to do something. I have to win.

This is my fourth year and two of those years I didn't get in a lot of events. It's hard to get some momentum. Two years ago I was fully exempt and this year I'm fully exempt, so maybe just being more comfortable and getting to know the courses and being able to know that I'm in tournaments rather than looking and seeing if I get in.

The first nine holes, I played really well. I don't think I missed a fairway or green. I had some good momentum to build on.