PAUL LAWRIE STRUGGLING TO GET OVER JET LAG AT MEDINAH

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Paul Lawrie admitted he was struggling with jet-lag after he and Sergio Garcia were 'whipped' by Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell in a practice match at Medinah.

The Scot was one of only three players - the others being Francesco Molinari and Nicolas Colsaerts - to make the flight from the UK on Monday.
And Lawrie said he was feeling the effects after he and Garcia were on the receiving end of a beating at the hands of the dynamic Northern Irish duo.
"Sergio and I got whipped pretty bad," he said. "We lost a bit of cash today, which was not good. But it was nice to see the course.
"I was obviously pretty tired. We only got in yesterday and I'm not the best with jet lag, so I was pretty tired out there. I struggled a bit, only made a couple of birdies, but hopefully we'll play better tomorrow.
"My game is not suited to four-balls or foursomes (one more than the other). I think I'd be pretty easy for everyone to play with, so he (Olazabal) is maybe just trying a few things out this morning.
"Rory and Graeme both played pretty well, and Sergio and I didn't hole any putts, so it's going to be pretty difficult."
While the pairing of good friends McIlroy and McDowell came as no surprise, putting Garcia and Lawrie together had not been widely anticipated, but Lawrie was not surprised.
"No, not really, because the captain asked me who I would like to kind of play with this week and I said anyone," added Lawrie, who has won twice on the European Tour this season.
"I think a lot of the guys would say the same thing. It doesn't matter really who you play with. I think we're here as a team.

The Aberdonian claims that attending the 2010 Ryder Cup as a media pundit rather than as a player was the catalyst to turn his career around.

Lawrie failed to make the team for Celtic Manor two years ago and instead had to look on as Graeme McDowell sealed a dramatic one-point win in the first Monday finish in tournament history.
"About Celtic Manor time I wasn't putting the time in that I should have been putting in," Lawrie said.
"I had let my game and myself kind of go a little bit. I was thinking about winding down a wee bit, playing a bit less. And I think the Ryder Cup was the biggest sort of....I was sitting there talking about guys hitting shots in a tournament that I wanted to play in again."
Wanting to play against, and still be able to beat, his two sons Craig and Michael - who are both good players - was further motivation, but Lawrie added: "But I think commentating there (at Celtic Manor was the biggest factor. You realise how big a tournament this is. You realise how huge it is.
"So you knuckle down and you do the work that's needed to be done. I got a bit of confidence from winning in Malaga at the start of last year and things have kind of gone on.
"I also want to be involved at Gleneagles (for the 2014 contest), so if I want to do that I think I had to get in this team to make it easier to get in the next one. So getting in this one has been pretty big for me."

+United States beat Europe 14 1/2-9 1/2 in the Junior Ryder Cup match at Olympia Fields, Illinois.
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