Portugal’s Ricardo Gouveia Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final Preview Interview

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00:00I knew I just had to stick to my game plan and wait for the right opportunities.

00:06I was very patient.

00:07It felt like the last few holes I had a chance and I went for it.

00:12But actually after I 3-putted 16, I thought I threw the tournament away, but I stuck with

00:16the game plan and stayed patient and confident and finished really strong.

00:2117 was really big after the bogey on 16 to hit two great shots in there and then the

00:27hole that putt was really important.

00:30And then the tee shot on 18 was key for me because I was struggling with that tee shot

00:34all week and I had a nice chat with the mental coach the night before and we had a really

00:38good plan for that hole and it worked really well.

00:41And then the second shot it was just perfect.

00:44Well actually I pushed it a little bit so it wasn't perfect, but it ended up being perfect.

00:49Luckily I had two putts to win and I holed my eagle putt.

00:55I was planning on playing mostly DP World Tour events, so that completely changed my

01:00schedule.

01:01I don't know if I would be playing the final this week if I didn't win in Abu Dhabi, so

01:05it was very important.

01:072021 I had a really good chance in Majorca.

01:12I was going for that second Order of Merit win.

01:16Didn't work out in the end, but I was really close.

01:19But Oman was one of the most special weeks I've ever had on the golf course.

01:23I was playing really well all throughout that year and then to win the way I did on

01:27the last day kind of reminded me a little bit of what I did in China a couple of weeks

01:32ago.

01:33I would say Oman was a really, really special week for me.

01:37Still trying to win the golf tournament.

01:39I know with three wins I'm ahead of everyone going into the next season, so it's going

01:44to be massive for the Rolex Series events and I'm really trying to push for that win

01:49or finishing as high as I can in the rankings.