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Clarke praises 'very impressive' Europe team

Monday, January 18 2016 by SNTV
  • Reactions after Europe defeat Asia 18 1/2 to 5 1/2 to win the 2016 EurAsia Cup

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Darren Clarke, Europe Captain:  (on winning the 2016 EurAsia Cup)

    "Well I think the guys played fantastic today. Their quality of golf was amazing considering the guys, a lot of them, have had a nice break off for Christmas, not been able to practice too much. To come and play in the manner and the fashion in which they did, to beat a very strong Asian team was very, very impressive."

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Lee Westwood, Europe: (on the victory)

    "Yeah, it a great team performance, you know. I think everybody's played well this week and contributed and that's obviously why the end scoreline ended up like it is."

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Ian Poulter, Europe: (on how the EurAsia Cup experience will help Europe at the Ryder Cup)

    "Of course, you know, we've got a very, very young team here this week and a lot of these guys playing this week are going to have to put that shirt on come September. So it's good for them. It's good to have that team room experience and the guys that make it come September are going to feel pretty good."

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Soren Kjeldsen, Europe: (on being with Ryder Cup veterans Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke)

    "It's so nice to be part of a team and to have Darren and Poulter and Westwood every night standing up, explaining you know, what's the challenges of tomorrow and the fire in their eyes. You know, we've all seen it on TV for the Ryder Cup and that. But you could really sense this week it was massive for them as well and I think that lifted all of us. Because you know they've done it all a million times before and you sort of wonder, you know, do they really get fired up for EurAsia Cup when they played so many Ryder Cups? But you could really sense EurAsia Cup was massive for them and I think that made us feel like we were part of something big as well."

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