Q. Is this the first time today the wind really started pumping, was that quite a tough situation to play in?
ADAM SCOTT: Yeah, definitely changes the course a lot. It seems you get a lot of downwind and into the wind holes, the par 5s change out there in the win. Makes a couple of them unreachable and a couple quite short irons. But it's very tricky in the wind on a links-style course and a lot of run-offs. It's difficult to be precise into the greens and sometimes you've just got to take your medicine and accept that you're going to be 10 feet away and work at it from there. It is very difficult course in the wind because it's very long.
Q. How much did Ernie help you with knowledge of the course with the wind?
ADAM SCOTT: Yeah, he helped a lot, especially coming down the end there, we were just making sure that we got the wind right; so we didn't do anything stupid and give them any cheap holes.
17 was an important hole just to get it down there, and I think I hit a good shot but then Phil knocks the putt in. You know, you can't control what they do. It was just great to get in at the end and get a pull point on the board.
Q. From session to session, Gary Player has changed the lineup a lot for you guys. Was this part of the plan or was this a spontaneous thing that's happened?
ERNIE ELS: It's been a team decision every time. You know, yesterday, we discussed both this morning's games and this afternoon's games, and we knew that Gary had to make his choices and his selections while we were still on the golf course, so we did speak about the pairings. Yeah, we've changed it up a little bit and it probably will happen again tomorrow. We've just had a good meeting, as I said, and we are talking. It's not like anybody's hiding their feelings out there. You know, we know exactly where everybody stands, where everybody's games are and we're taking it from there. So it's really been a team effort.
Q. Any thoughts on the rugby tomorrow, guys?
ERNIE ELS: Ask him. We're not playing. (Laughter.)
ADAM SCOTT: Win. They had just better win or I'll be not going back to Europe. I can barely show my face in London. I'll be in the States. (Laughter.)
Q. A lot has been made of the Tiger Woods matchup with you in South Africa; and this morning, did you feel any different out there playing in front of the home crowd, South Africans, Tiger in the match, was there more pressure?
ERNIE ELS: No, I can't say that. In the four-balls you want to get off to a pretty decent start, get into the match a little bit. Both myself and Tiger, we never really got quite into it. It seemed like Tim Clark was the star this morning. As I said, I helped him on maybe four holes. We call it, duff dating. He was out and I was in. He was in the hole most of the time. I think if I play Tiger on Sunday, I've played with him quite a few times. It would be great to eventually play him in my home country. It will be head-to-head so it will be fun.
It's a tough event and we'll discuss it again and see what we've got. If it's really tight we might have to check.
Q. Given the way that the first three sessions have gone, you guys were three points down and three really good rallies yesterday to be that, do you have any sense going into tomorrow how important tomorrow is and what kind of team you're facing?
ERNIE ELS: Well, start from the back of the question, it's a very tough team. This is very experienced --
Q. Mostly the way they are playing this week, obviously.
ERNIE ELS: They are an experienced team. You can't take anything away from that.
We're going to go and we're going to have a little barbecue tonight at my house and we'll get the spirits up. We'll be ready come tomorrow. You know, the only thing you can do is try your best. If your game is not quite there, you've still got to try to get through, come what may. This is what we've got to try and do, try and grind it out and make it close come Sunday. I think we'll do that.
Q. Are the Americans invited tonight and what happened to the press invitation?
ERNIE ELS: My house is too small, okay. (Laughter.) But maybe Sunday. (Laughter.)
Q. Even though you beat Tiger this morning, it seems like he and Charles have pretty good chemistry going, maybe something he's been searching for, and also you and Adam have obviously developed that, as well. Can you talk about how an experienced player like and you Tiger finds a younger partner and how it's gelling?
ERNIE ELS: I think you said most of it. I think coming into this week, you know, I was looking at playing with maybe somebody new, people that you can kind of relate to on the golf course. I think it's important. Adam is going to be in this team for a long, long time. I feel I'll be on this team for a couple of years; so you want to build a nice relationship and get something steady going.
I think Tiger has found his partner and, I mean, they have played well. You come up against anybody, you feel, yeah, they are quality players. Anybody that's hot in the morning or afternoon, you're going to have a tough game against anybody. So far, their pairings worked, and myself and Adam has worked, so it's kind of luck.
JOEL SCHUCHMANN: Ernie, Adam, it's been a long day. Thanks for coming in.
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