新浪体育讯 北京时间8月8日消息,美国PGA锦标赛本周将在南卡莱纳州的基洼岛海洋球场举行,上个月获得第二个英国公开赛冠军的埃尔斯也抵达赛场备战。埃尔斯获得过19场美巡赛冠军,其中有四场是大满贯赛:1994年美国公开赛、1997年美国公开赛、2002年英国公开赛和2012年英国公开赛。
美国PGA锦标赛是埃尔斯唯一没有染指冠军的两个大满贯赛之一。埃尔斯从1992年第一次参加这场号称“荣誉的最后一击”的比赛,17次出现在这场大满贯赛场,有五次打入前十名,最好成绩是第三名(1995年并列第三、2007年第三名)。
赛前,埃尔斯通过新浪高尔夫频道,为中国球迷带来独家的现场报道,以下是译文:
时光飞逝,一转眼就到了今年的最后一场大满贯赛。从1989年转职业以来,我感觉时间过得越来越快。或许这是上了年纪的缘故!谁知道呢?
我已经顺利抵达基洼岛,转入备战美国PGA锦标赛的训练中。趁着周二的空挡,我才落笔写下这些文字,谈起比赛的点点滴滴。相信我,大满贯赛是无以伦比的。
这周我带着家人,在海边租了一套房子,说实话有些失望,但是惊喜却不断。想在大满贯赛中打好成绩,其中一个秘诀就是要保持兴奋的“盖子”--控制住你的情绪、精力,按部就班,做一些正确的赛前准备工作,那么到周二打得时候你就会感觉特别轻松,但是却已经百分之百进入状态。这就是我二十年来积累的经验。希望我能发挥好这些优势。
基洼岛海洋球场是一个难以置信的球场。它排在美国高尔夫文摘杂志美国球场难度榜第75位。说实话,对于这一点我一点都不吃惊。设计师皮特戴伊本来就不会涉及容易的球场。但是,它也是一个公平的考验。场上会遇到一些盲打洞。现在一切就绪,我非常期待。
原文:
Hard to believe we’re at the final major championship of the year already. Having turned professional in 1989 I’m sure the seasons are flying by faster and faster. Maybe that’s just an age thing! Who knows? Anyway, I arrived nice and early at Kiawah this week so I can really dial-in my preparations for this week’s PGA Championship. It’s only Tuesday as I post this report, but even now there is a real buzz around the property. Trust me, there’s nothing else like major championship golf。
I’m here with the family renting a house by the ocean so it feels pretty chilled, but obviously the excitement builds all the time. Part of the secret of playing well in these championships is keeping a lid on that excitement – basically, managing your emotions and your energy levels, pacing yourself and doing just the right amount of prep work, so that come Thursday you’re fresh but also 100 per cent ready. That’s where 20-odd years of experience helps. I’ll use all of that to my advantage hopefully。
The Ocean Course at Kiawah is an incredible golf course. It’s rated number one on Golf Digest’s list of the toughest 75 courses in America and, to be honest, that doesn’t surprise me. The architect Pete Dye doesn’t really do easy. It’s a fair test, though. There are very few blind shots and everything is right there in front of you. I like that。
(小莜)
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