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Oliver Wilson on Golf Night

The first day we were out on the course and everyone was wondering 'where's Nick?' and then all of a sudden he turns up and your hero is next to you.

Oliver Wilson
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The 37th Ryder Cup
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September 16-21 2008
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Oliver Wilson has his sights set on the Ryder Cup but he told Golf Night this week that he is not too fussed about making this year's tournament.

A special guest on Thursday night's show, Wilson said that the experience of playing in the 2007 Seve Trophy gave him a taste of what the Ryder Cup might be like and although he will be trying to play his way in Nick Faldo's European team for Valhalla, he "won't worry about it" if he's not there.

"It (The Ryder Cup) is definitely an ambition," said Wilson. "It (The Seve Trophy) is a little taster. I wouldn't say that you can equate it too close to the Ryder Cup - from what I have seen nothing can get you ready for the Ryder Cup - but it is something I would love to tackle.

"This year I am not really worried about if I make it - obviously it would be fantastic - but it is certainly not really a goal. I am just going to play this year and see how it goes."

Form

Wilson qualified to play in the Seve Trophy after an impressive 2007 European Tour season that included second placed finishes at the Johnnie Walker Classic and Deutsche Bank Players' Championship and a fifth spot at the Omega Masters.

It was Wilson's first return to team golf since his amateur days and as he told Golf Night, he loved every second of it.

"It was fantastic," said Wilson. "For me it was something that made me feel like I had got to a level; it was another step up.

"I knew I had a chance after playing well in the Deutsche Bank and I played well in Switzerland to secure my spot, so that gave me a lot of confidence.

"I was really pleased with how I played in the Seve Trophy; I didn't get loads of points, I didn't win all my matches but I played very solid.

"It was great to win and having Faldo as a captain was obviously a bonus but there were so many highlights from the week.

"The whole place was fantastic and being back in a team environment - I haven't been in a team since the Walker Cup five or six years ago - was great."

Captain

Playing under Faldo was also something that Wilson enjoyed as he admitted that the six-time major champion is a hero of his.

"I got on well with him that week but it was the first time I had met him and it was a bit of an experience," he said.

"The first day we were out on the course and everyone was wondering 'where's Nick?' and then all of a sudden he turns up and your hero is next to you.

"So it is pretty cool eating dinner with him, hearing a few stories and words of wisdom. I spent a bit of time with him on the buggy coming down the 18th watching a few of the guys and it was great just to hear what he had to say in those environments."