Quotes by Barry Lane

“I had surgery on my left knee earlier this year and yesterday I was in all sorts of trouble with it,”

“I think its as a result of trying to fade the ball on the range on Tuesday and putting too much weight on the knee, but I took some anti-inflammatories and hopefully I will be okay for tomorrow.”

“I had a bit of grumpy period a few years back, but thats over now,”

“I spent the last two weeks chipping harder than ever. I probably spent more time in the chipping green in the past nine days than Id done in the first 20 years of playing.”

“Its good to play with the youngsters and show them how its done sometimes. I had a bad spell in the 1990s but the last three years Ive really got back into it and practiced hard and I still enjoy it.”

“Its a shame but it was just one of those things that happen,”

“Thats 109 years between us but I shot Petes age today so hes happy,”

“I pulled my tee shot a bit left but it didnt deserve to be two feet off the ground in the middle of a bush. Its been a funny year with Thomas (Bjorn) taking an 11 in the last round at the K Club but I think its safe to say thats one thing that will never happen again.”

“They really are things that might have meant something to employees. It was a fairly active bidding process.”

“I woke up this morning and told my wife I didnt think I would be able to play. Hopefully it is going to be all right for tomorrow, but you never know.”