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Pressure? What pressure? asks world No 1 Lee Westwood
Ireland's three-time major winner Padraig Harrington is also in the field, and is joined by England's Ross Fisher, Italy's Edoardo Molinari and Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez. There is also a strong South African contingent on display - including three-time winner Ernie Els, Tim Clark, Retief Goosen and Louis Oosthuizen, who won the the Open Championship at St Andrews earlier this year. The tournament, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2010, last had an English winner in 1994 when Nick Faldo emerged triumphant Westwood said: ''I'd love to win here, It's somewhere I've always enjoyed coming to. It's a great tournament, it's always has a good feel, I enjoy the golf course and have since '98 when it was my first year. I enjoyed it then and enjoy it now.''
As for the additional burden of being the world's top-ranked player - he overtook Tiger Woods at the start of last month - he continued: ''(There's) no pressure, really. ''Being the number one in the world comes as a consequence of playing well, so if you think playing well's going to create more pressure then you're probably doing the wrong job.''
Westwood was predictably pleased with the way 2010 has gone, but conceded that bar a calf injury, it could have been even better.
He added: ''I've had a decent year, it's been a little bit stop-start really, the second half of the year. It was a little bit disappointing to get an injury when I was doing so well in June.
''But having said that, since the Open I played three stroke-play events. I finished 11th in the Dunhill, second in China and third last week in Dubai so I'm happy with the way things are going.''
Woods, meanwhile, has revealed he will look at his commitments to his children before deciding which tournaments to play in 2011 other than the four major championships.
Woods said US PGA Commissioner Tim Finchem has asked him to play more events during the 2011 season as the world’s top golf circuit nears the end of its television contracts.
While Woods went winless this season for the first time in 14 years as a professional, his efforts to win will not over-ride his desire to be with his two children as he adjusts to life as a single father. Woods and Elin Nordegren share custody following their divorce.
“There are a lot of things that we’re trying to adapt to, our new living conditions,” Woods said during a news conference at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California, site of this week’s Chevron World Challenge.
“That’s most important. We’re trying to figure all that out, and then obviously I still want to play golf at a high level and win golf tournaments. It’s about getting a balance and trying to find what the right balance is going forward.”
Ireland's three-time major winner Padraig Harrington is also in the field, and is joined by England's Ross Fisher, Italy's Edoardo Molinari and Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez.
There is also a strong South African contingent on display - including three-time winner Ernie Els, Tim Clark, Retief Goosen and Louis Oosthuizen, who won the the Open Championship at St Andrews earlier this year.
The tournament, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2010, last had an English winner in 1994 when Nick Faldo emerged triumphant Westwood said: ''I'd love to win here, It's somewhere I've always enjoyed coming to. It's a great tournament, it's always has a good feel, I enjoy the golf course and have since '98 when it was my first year. I enjoyed it then and enjoy it now.''
Westwood was predictably pleased with the way 2010 has gone, but conceded that bar a calf injury, it could have been even better.
He added: ''I've had a decent year, it's been a little bit stop-start really, the second half of the year. It was a little bit disappointing to get an injury when I was doing so well in June.
''But having said that, since the Open I played three stroke-play events. I finished 11th in the Dunhill, second in China and third last week in Dubai so I'm happy with the way things are going.''
Woods, meanwhile, has revealed he will look at his commitments to his children before deciding which tournaments to play in 2011 other than the four major championships.
Woods said US PGA Commissioner Tim Finchem has asked him to play more events during the 2011 season as the world’s top golf circuit nears the end of its television contracts.
While Woods went winless this season for the first time in 14 years as a professional, his efforts to win will not over-ride his desire to be with his two children as he adjusts to life as a single father. Woods and Elin Nordegren share custody following their divorce.
“There are a lot of things that we’re trying to adapt to, our new living conditions,” Woods said during a news conference at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California, site of this week’s Chevron World Challenge.
“That’s most important. We’re trying to figure all that out, and then obviously I still want to play golf at a high level and win golf tournaments. It’s about getting a balance and trying to find what the right balance is going forward.”
As for the additional burden of being the world's top-ranked player - he overtook Tiger Woods at the start of last month - he continued: ''(There's) no pressure, really.
''Being the number one in the world comes as a consequence of playing well, so if you think playing well's going to create more pressure then you're probably doing the wrong job.'' Westwood was predictably pleased with the way 2010 has gone, but conceded that bar a calf injury, it could have been even better.
He added: ''I've had a decent year, it's been a little bit stop-start really, the second half of the year. It was a little bit disappointing to get an injury when I was doing so well in June.
''But having said that, since the Open I played three stroke-play events. I finished 11th in the Dunhill, second in China and third last week in Dubai so I'm happy with the way things are going.''
Woods, meanwhile, has revealed he will look at his commitments to his children before deciding which tournaments to play in 2011 other than the four major championships.
Woods said US PGA Commissioner Tim Finchem has asked him to play more events during the 2011 season as the world’s top golf circuit nears the end of its television contracts.
While Woods went winless this season for the first time in 14 years as a professional, his efforts to win will not over-ride his desire to be with his two children as he adjusts to life as a single father. Woods and Elin Nordegren share custody following their divorce.
“There are a lot of things that we’re trying to adapt to, our new living conditions,” Woods said during a news conference at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California, site of this week’s Chevron World Challenge.
“That’s most important. We’re trying to figure all that out, and then obviously I still want to play golf at a high level and win golf tournaments. It’s about getting a balance and trying to find what the right balance is going forward.”
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