Our second Pro spotlight focuses on Welsh Professional Chris Cousins. The format is simple: we ask a few questions, they answer and you get to see what makes them tick.
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Your tour/base - Aberdare Golf Club
Handicap - Professional (+2 as an amateur)
What's in your bag? (we like details!)
Driver - Taylormade R9 10* 2*0pen, 1/2" tipped Matrix Xcon LTD X flex shaft @ 45"
Woods - Taylormade R9 14* 2* Open Matrix Xcon 2007 Proto X flex shaft @ 43"
Irons - Ping S58 3-9 Iron, Titleist Vokey Spin Milled Wedges 48*, 54*, 60*, Callaway Big Bertha 2 Iron. All irons are standard length and 1/2* upright with Project X 6.5 Rifle shafts
Putter - Odyssey Tour #5 34"
Balls - Titleist Pro V1 X
1. Your ultimate fourball with anyone past & present?
Tiger Woods
Ryan Giggs
Mike Phillips
2. Before the big game, what's on your iPod to get the adrenalin pumping?
Red Carpet - Alright (Funky House)
3. Where would you take them on?
Shoal Creek, Birmingham, Alabama - A real gem of a course. It's hosted 2 USPGA major championships and is the best course I've ever played. I used to play it every Friday morning for qualifying at the University of Alabama - Birmingham.
4. What's your fairway style - Bling or brogues?
A bit of both depending on the mood and how I am playing!
5. How would you celebrate your win?
I'd take them for a night out in Cardiff.
6. 1st and last drink on the 19th?
The first would be a pint of Stella Artois and then finishing the night off with the vodka-diet coke's.
7. Your missus has gone out for the evening - what d'you cook?
Well im making a healthy fish curry tonight made with fresh cod fillets, low fat greek yoghurt, curry powder, sweetcorn, and brown rice. The ingredients sound random but they fuse together nicely.
8. Your private jet is on the tarmac and ready to fly - where d'you go?
Thats easy....Orlando, Florida! Its my favorite place in the whole world! There are brilliant golf courses, great weather, nice people, superb hotels, what more do you want!!??
9. Which club's first in your bag?
My Taylormade R9 Driver. My driving has always been a weak point in my game, but since I got this new weapon it has gone from strength to strength.
10. Who do you hang around with on tour?
I travel with 3 other guys from Wales, Ryan Thomas, Iwan Griffiths, and Cennydd Mills. Myself, Cen, and Ryan have been travelling together for years but Iwan is a new addition to the team. We all have plenty of banter and take the mick out of each other constantly. You have to be pretty thick skinned to handle the abuse that we dish out to each other.
11. How has this season been for you so far?
2009 has been good. I have done a lot of work on my game since I turned pro in 2007 but now it is starting to come to fruition. I am confident that I can compete well at European Tour School this year as it is everyones ticket to starting earning a nice living.
12. What are your main goals for the remainder of the season?
My goals are to stay focused on my tasks and not try to hard. I tend to be a perfectionist with my game so I am trying to stay in the present and make the best score possible rather than hitting perfect shots.
13. Where do you want to be in 3 years?
I want to have a European Tour win to my name.
14. If golf didn't exist, what would you be doing?
I wish I knew the answer to that question because I have asked myself it on many occasions!
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