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| An interview with Curtis Strange and Sam Torrance |
Q. A moment I know you would like to have never imagined that would happen?
CURTIS STRANGE: They really played well. They beat us. We got a European butt-whipping today. They played excellent. They started out fast. Sam, I think he gambled at the start, but it paid off. They did what they had to do. They front-loaded it so much, but they had to play well and win, and they did that. They played better than we did. They beat us today.
Q. You said earlier in the week, you told me that they were really sharp, and your team wasn't sharp, and you just couldn't figure out why. Anymore of a reflection why that might be at this point?
CURTIS STRANGE: I think we played pretty good golf, honest to goodness. I think we played really good. I think the fans -- it's such an atmosphere out here, the fans ought to be congratulated. It's like playing against the 13th man today. I think the people carried the second half of their field. Look at Phillip Price; he beat Mickelson into the ground.
Q. He played like Nick Price?
CURTIS STRANGE: Nick Price might have had a difficult time today. You have to congratulate them.
SAM TORRANCE
Q. I know the ending is sweet. But what kind of diabolical man wrote the script at the last hole? Can you imagine anything like this?
SAM TORRANCE: No, it was tremendous. It was always going to be close. And we've won it.
Q. Your strategy, sending your big guns out this morning worked. You said last night they've got one Tiger, I've got 12 lions. You've got to be proud the big guys you sent out early delivered the way they did, particularly Colin Montgomerie leading the way?
SAM TORRANCE: He's been fantastic all week, leading. He just led them to the water.
Q. And Phillip Price, he comes out and delivers?
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