Q. Are you in the field next week?
ALASTAIR FORSYTH: I'm still in the field at the moment. I'm thinking about pulling out but haven't done it yet.
Q. Are you talking to friends about going?
ALASTAIR FORSYTH: Obviously, you hear what the government has said, warning people not to go over. I don't feel obligated, I think for the sake of one tournament over the year, I think is probably not worth any risk involved. I'm sure everything will go fine. I'm not sure they would be taking us there if there was any problems, but I just don't fancy it.
Q. Ken Schofield is up there today and if he said everything was okay would you go?
ALASTAIR FORSYTH: No, I've pretty much decided I'm not going. So I think once you've got it in your head you are not going and then you're not. I'm pretty sure they will go ahead but I just think if anything happens, I just don't know what the results will be for us getting home or getting flights or if there are any flights or if we got stuck there, things like that. It's not worth the risk.
Q. Does the fact you are exempt make a difference?
ALASTAIR FORSYTH: I don't think so. Right now I think I got off to a reasonable start as well. So I wouldn't be worried about it.
Q. Are most people you have spoken to going to pull out like you?
ALASTAIR FORSYTH: 50/50. Well, I spoke with some guys who have no problem at all and 100% sure they are going to be playing, and I feel other guys are in the same boat as myself. I just don't think it's worth the risk. It's the difference between playing 28 or 29 tournaments in a year, is it worth the hassle of what might happen? So I think a lot of guys feel the same as myself.
Q. Do you find yourself watching CNN?
ALASTAIR FORSYTH: A bit over my head, knowing exactly what's going on. I've pretty much made my mind up. I haven't cancelled yet but pretty much made my mind up.
Q. The friends you have spoken to - are they here or at home?
ALASTAIR FORSYTH: People in general, people here, people at home, they have their own opinions. I think certainly more people are encouraging people not to go than they are to go.
RODDY WILLIAMS: Let's go through your card.
ALASTAIR FORSYTH: Started on the 10th. The par 5, two drivers just left of the green, chipped it to about five feet and holed that.
17, 3-wood, lob-wedge and about 12 feet.
18, I laid up short of the water, lob-wedge -- actually hit it in the hole and bounced out to four feet.
2, 3-wood, wedge and hold a 25-footer there.
3, driver, 3-wood on the green and two putts from five feet.
5, 7-iron to about four feet.
8, 5-iron to about four feet.
Q. Are you confident in this position?
ALASTAIR FORSYTH: Yeah.
Q. Playing in bigger tournaments now --
ALASTAIR FORSYTH: I think most people must be, yeah. Obviously, because being confident -- I feel I don't get overly confident, certainly far from arrogant or anything like that. It felt like quietly confident. I don't know exactly what you mean there -- you know, obviously Ernie Els, sitting there in second place. Anybody would be daft at any level, to say, oh, it doesn't matter who is behind you. Obviously if Ernie Els is sitting there it's a different ball game especially the way he has been playing. That's part and parcel of playing on the Tour and playing bigger events the bigger names are going to be playing. It's the same old story, if you want to win you have got to beat everyone.
Q. Having now served your apprenticeship are you looking for bigger things?
ALASTAIR FORSYTH: I think not just winning last year but I'm having a pretty good year, as well. I definitely have a lot more confidence about myself this year. As I say, I've just been waiting for that good round to come and it came today. So just hoping I can build on it.
RODDY WILLIAMS: Well played. Thank you very much.
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