How Chris Wood came good at last

Long time no bubbly

We’ve been keeping a watching eye on Chris Wood for what seems like forever. We remember watching him play at the European Open when the London Club staged it back in 2009, as 90,000 spectators basked in glorious sunshine.

The Editor has even played with him in a Pro-Am, although he didn’t get a squeak out of him.

But yesterday Chris Wood finally came good, and delivered on the promise that we all knew he had.

His one-stroke victory at Wentworth has now sent him rocketing from 54th to 22nd in the world rankings and there’s now talk of a potential Ryder Cup berth.

It was Danny Willett’s Masters victory that inspired him to find his own way to the top.

"I've grown up with Dan since we were about 13, 14, through England amateur golf, and there's no doubt seeing players like that win pushes you," the 28-year-old told reporters.

"I'm not somebody who needs to be motivated. I can motivate myself but ... you just want that feeling of winning a tournament again and holding a trophy. It definitely spurs you on."

"I'm pretty tired," he added after finishing with a three-under-par 69 and a nine-under tally of 279. "It is so hard to win a golf tournament and particularly one of this stature.

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"The golf course is so demanding, the final six holes or so, when they play into the wind, it seems like every shot you've got to hit good shot after good shot just to try and make pars.

"That's how it feels when you're leading so mentally it's very draining and you can't really enjoy it to be honest, even though obviously I played really nicely."

So well done Chris: now let’s have some more please.

Related:

Click here or on the image below to read about the plans for the revamp of Wentworth’s famous West Course

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