Greg Norman's Quick Opinions On Each Of His Players

Courtesy of Mike McAllister
PGATOUR.COM

International team captain Greg Norman is hoping to lead his squad to their first victory in the Presidents Cup since 1998 -- when the event was held at Royal Melbourne, and the Internationals crushed the U.S. for its first and only Presidents Cup win.

During a recent interview with Norman, he was asked to comment on each of the 12 players on his squad. Here are his answers:

International Team

PLAYER		GREG NORMAN SAYS...
	Jason DAY	"His enthusiasm, no question. The kid wants to win. As simple as that. A quintessential Aussie, that's the way he is. That's an Aussie right there."
	Adam SCOTT	"Just a great swinger and his consistency and now he's found his equilibrium on the golf course with the long putter."
	Charl SCHWARTZEL	"Has one of the best golf swings in the game of golf. His golf swing, I would say, coming close to what Tiger Woods' swing was in 2000."
	K.J. CHOI	"Love his tenacity. He goes along and he never looks like he's into it, but he's never really out of it. His demeanor on the golf course is phenomenal."
	Kyung-tae KIM	"I don't know much about him. I try to learn as much as I could about him but I don't know much about his golf swing. He's probably the one I can't really make a comment. But his consistency in the year or two years to be on the team is a testament to his ability to play."
	Retief GOOSEN	"One of the great players of all time. As simple as that. Clutch player. Great under pressure. Sometimes I wish I had a demeanor like him."
	Geoff OGILVY	"Probably one of the toughest head-to-head guys you'll ever go up against."
	Ernie ELS	"Flawless swing. He's probably deep down inside one of the toughest competitors that has ever set foot on the golf course even though he seems so calm."
	Y.E. YANG	"I spoke to him on the phone in the last six months and he's keen to want to go out there and win. In Korea right now, with the domination on the LPGA right now and him winning a major championship on the PGA TOUR, it's crucial. Y.E. feels it more than anybody about winning this Presidents Cup and taking the Presidents Cup to Korea sometime in the future."
	Ryo ISHIKAWA	"I think he's a great player. I think he's a great kid. If all his minders left him alone, he'd be way better today if they weren't around. I think too much pressure's put on him, and too much expectations. I wish they allowed him to breathe a little bit."
	Aaron BADDELEY	"Aaron is a consummate sponge. He wants to learn. He feels like he's got so much more left in him and he wants to tap into as much information as he can get in order to make himself better."
	Robert ALLENBY	"Robert's got so much moxie. There's another word I want to use, but I can't use it. He's one of those guys loves head to head, he doesn't care who he's playing. A tremendous match player, just like Geoff Ogilvy."

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