Justin Thomas expects to feel the rookie nerves even though he boasts a CV befitting a veteran ahead of his Ryder Cup debut this week.
Thomas, 25, is one of three newcomers to the American side in Paris but such is his status in the game that he hardly seems a first-timer.
Thomas is a major winner having won the US PGA Championship last year and, although currently ranked four, is a former world No 1.
Additionally the Ryder Cup is nothing new to him. He has previously attended three of them, including the 2010 event at Celtic Manor when he played in the junior version of the biennial contest.
"It will be that 'fun' nervous, that 'adrenaline' nervous," Thomas said.
"There's so many people and there's so much noise - when you have 5,000-10,000 people on a hole and a percentage of people make noise, it's kind of a buzz.
"It will be new to me and I'm a rookie, and it's something that I'm going to need to have really, really good control of my emotions this week because I'm an emotional player and I can sometimes get up and down.
"So I need to do as much as I can to keep it even keel and feed off the energy as much as possible."
Featuring in a Ryder Cup has been a long-term goal for Thomas, who will be one of the spearheads of a powerful United States team.
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"It's so different, being in a team event and everything," he said, "but this is something that I've been looking forward to, something I've wanted to accomplish since I was a little kid.
"I was very fortunate to go to some Ryder Cups when I was a kid with my dad working for the PGA, so I've seen three in person, one of which was in Wales when I played the Junior Ryder Cup.
"So I've seen it from the other side of the ropes and I'm very, very happy and excited to be on this side of the ropes."
Thomas is determined to get going and has allayed concerns about a recent wrist problem that he continues to tape up.
"Could I play five matches? I'd play six if I could," he said. "The wrist, it's fine. Like I said last week, it looks worse than it is."
Results
1. New Zealand Daniel Meech – Fine (name of horse), Richard Gardner – Calisto, Bruce Goodin - Backatorps Danny V, Samantha McIntosh – Check In. Team total First round: 200.22; Second round: 201.75 – Penalties 12 (jump-off 40.16 seconds) Prize €64,000
2. Ireland Cameron Hanley – Aiyetoro, David Simpson – Keoki, Paul Kennedy – Cartown Danger Mouse, Shane Breen – Laith. Team total 200.25/202.84 – P 12 (jump-off 51.79 – P17) Prize €40,000
3. Italy Luca Maria Moneta – Connery, Luca Coata – Crandessa, Simone Coata – Dardonge, Natale Chiaudani – Almero. Team total 130.82/198.-4 – P20. Prize €32,000
Directed: Smeep Kang
Produced: Soham Rockstar Entertainment; SKE Production
Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Jimmy Sheirgill, Sunny Singh, Omkar Kapoor, Rajesh Sharma
Rating: Two out of five stars
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Who was Alfred Nobel?
The Nobel Prize was created by wealthy Swedish chemist and entrepreneur Alfred Nobel.
- In his will he dictated that the bulk of his estate should be used to fund "prizes to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind".
- Nobel is best known as the inventor of dynamite, but also wrote poetry and drama and could speak Russian, French, English and German by the age of 17. The five original prize categories reflect the interests closest to his heart.
- Nobel died in 1896 but it took until 1901, following a legal battle over his will, before the first prizes were awarded.
Brief scores:
Southampton 2
Armstrong 13', Soares 20'
Manchester United 2
Lukaku 33', Herrera 39'
10 tips for entry-level job seekers
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Arda Atalay, head of Mena private sector at LinkedIn Talent Solutions, Rudy Bier, managing partner of Kinetic Business Solutions and Ben Kinerman Daltrey, co-founder of KinFitz
COMPANY PROFILE
Name: Lamsa
Founder: Badr Ward
Launched: 2014
Employees: 60
Based: Abu Dhabi
Sector: EdTech
Funding to date: $15 million
Citadel: Honey Bunny first episode
Directors: Raj & DK
Stars: Varun Dhawan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Kashvi Majmundar, Kay Kay Menon
Rating: 4/5
Predictions
Predicted winners for final round of games before play-offs:
- Friday: Delhi v Chennai - Chennai
- Saturday: Rajasthan v Bangalore - Bangalore
- Saturday: Hyderabad v Kolkata - Hyderabad
- Sunday: Delhi v Mumbai - Mumbai
- Sunday - Chennai v Punjab - Chennai
Final top-four (who will make play-offs): Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Bangalore
