like that is where you want to be and my goals and expectations keep improving,” said Bridgend’s Davies.
“I do feel comfortable, I did not think too much of it - I just competed and tried to do well with a certain personal level of expectation.
“I enjoy playing with the top players and I want to do it more and more. The key thing is just to play relying on instinct rather than thinking about it too much and worrying about the mechanics.
“My aim is always to try to win each tournament, it does not matter who it is against or whether it is a big or small event – it is all about being number one on that leaderboard on Sunday afternoon which is the main goal.
“If you set general goals then they can change so dramatically – you can achieve them within two weeks or not achieve them over a couple of years, it is so unpredictable.
“That is why I like to measure myself and my game, rather than comparing it with
others because you cannot always control results.
“I would be lying if I said I did not look at such things as playing in the Majors and the Ryder Cup but doing that requires some good fi nishes and winning in other tournaments. If I can do that then all the other targets will take care of themselves.
“There is a lot of new expectation from others, but there has always been the same level of expectation from me.”
The Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor is that single, huge moment in Welsh golf and it would be great to have a Welshman in it. Bradley Dredge is fairly comfortably the best placed Welshman on the list at the moment, thanks mainly to performances at the end of last season.
Davies is low enough on the European list that the subject was not even discussed when he was paired recently with European Ryder cup captain Colin Montgomerie.
“We did not mention the Ryder Cup at all. Yes, he is Ryder Cup Captain this year but it was a real honour to play with him
as one of the stand-out players on the European Tour for so many years,” said Davies.
“Everybody would love to play a Ryder Cup and I would be no exception, but I would have to play some exceptional golf so I will just stick to my goals.
“I look at the rankings a bit more and if I could get into the top 50 then it does make a big difference, but you need to have some big fi nishes and pushing to win tournaments.
“I do not know how things will go over the next couple of years and obviously a lot depends on my level of play. There is a lot of overlap between America and Europe through the Majors and the World Golf Championships.”
It may be that America will beckon – his reputation there through a fabulous college career would make the transition seamless.
Equally he is enjoying life at the top of the European Tour. He is even enjoying the pressure – but then the expectations have not changed, just the number of people sharing them.
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