LIV GOLF PROMOTIONS

December 13, 2024

David Horsey

Riyadh Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. David, well played today, 5-under par round 66 today. Can you just talk us through your round today?

DAVID HORSEY: Similar to yesterday really, pretty solid. Gave myself a lot of chances. Wasn't really close enough at times. And then holed a nice putt for birdie on 7. Speed was off a bit on the greens as well, so I holed that really well. I kept it four, five, six feet past and still managed to hole a return.

At the end of the day, it's hopefully top 20 and we're through to tomorrow.

Q. 36 holes tomorrow and Saturday. One shot to play for on LIV. Obviously 10 to play for on the International Series for 2025. What kind of opportunity is that for you?

DAVID HORSEY: It's huge, isn't it? We don't get these chances very often. I was just saying on the way over, it's a good format because it keeps you engaged all the time. Four-round tournaments you can sort of get away with a few holes where you have a scrappy sort of run and a couple of bogeys and whatnot, but here it's like make a bogey and it's quite a big deal because it makes it really hard to get into that top 20 today.

Obviously tomorrow, no mistakes tomorrow hopefully.

Q. What kind of drew you to want to try to get onto LIV? What's the appeal? Do you like the team aspect?

DAVID HORSEY: Yeah, it's just the opportunity, something different. I've played four-round tournament golf now for 15 years since I turned pro. Yeah, it's just an opportunity to sort of experience that.

I'm not going to lie, it's obviously very lucrative as well. I'm sure everyone would also agree. Yeah, it's just funny, like I said yesterday, I'm 40 now. I want to keep playing, don't want to have my boots up just yet. Obviously I can still play.

Hopefully I can keep that going tomorrow, and who knows? You never know.

Q. Have you spoken to many of the LIV guys in terms of what life is like on LIV and the rhythms and the 14 events on tour?

DAVID HORSEY: You don't really see them that often, do you, with the current politics in golf.

I played a few holes with Kieran Vincent the other day, and he was just saying -- obviously it's relaxed, but still everyone is sort of competitive.

You look at people like Bryson, and I'm sure they're drafting hours and hours on the range. There's still that competitive edge because if you play well, you can do really well out of it. If you don't play well, you get relegated, the drop zone or whatever it's called. You've still got to play well. You've still got to compete.

Yeah, it's a different aspect in sort of playing for a team as well. You let your teammates down, not only yourself.

Q. How did you feel about your form coming into this week?

DAVID HORSEY: I've actually played pretty well this year. I've been playing the majority on Challenge Tour. Didn't quite sort of finish as strongly as I'd like, but been playing really good.

There's been a few times where the odd destructive shots come in, which has sort of cost me in a way, and I didn't hole enough putts really at the back end of the year. Generally speaking, tee-to-green it's pretty good. It would be nice to hole as many putts as I have in the last two days tomorrow.

Q. Had you played out here before, or is it the first in Riyadh?

DAVID HORSEY: Riyadh, first time. It's nice. It's really interesting. It's fair. It's still quite long. It's nice to see firm as well. Don't really get many opportunities to play firm conditions.

It's nice that, if you short-side yourself, you can get in a lot of trouble. It's bouncy, and you've got to think about where to land it on the greens. It's not just throwing darts. It's fun. I'm enjoying it.