KEN COMBOY (Caddie):"Graeme can partner anyone. Most guys would look forward to playing with him. Game-wise, he is playing fantastic. Fourballs, foursomes, whatever. Hopefully he gets the chance to show how good he is.
"I've been telling him the Ryder Cup is different. There's so much build-up. Even when you get there, there's still so much more build-up. Then, once it gets started, it seems to be over.
"In 2002, I caddied for Thomas Bjorn and was out in the first game: Woods and Azinger versus Thomas and Clarkie, and the time from that first tee and playing the singles on the Sunday went so fast. I don't even remember sleeping in between."
DR KARL MORRIS (Sports psychologist)
"I think Graeme brings a tremendous positivity naturally, but not in an in-your-face kind of way. It is a reserved confidence, which is very good in a team. It can spread through a team.
"You almost only want one Ian Poulter character, you can get too much of that. Graeme is cool, calm, confident and will be a real big asset.
"For me the big thing over the past 12 months is that he has really covered all the bases so well. A bit like Harrington, there isn't a box he hasn't ticked.
"I think he feels when he goes to a tournament he is prepared; and that is what breeds genuine confidence. You can't just get someone to say, 'right, I'm going to play great' if there is no substance to it. He has got substance to go with the belief because of what he is doing in preparation."
CLIVE TUCKER (Coach)
"Technically, the changes in Graeme's swing are such that he is more neutral than he used to be. The clubface used to be very closed, the club was swung too much from the inside though impact and he became very much one-dimensional - a couple of times a round it would just go off way left and it was destructive.
"Now, he effectively swings the club on a straight line, a very neutral line, with a much more orthodox clubface. He has got more loft on it and he starts the ball straighter, and because he can hang onto that loft the ball goes straight so he can shape it a little right-to-left or a little left-to-right now where he could never do that.
"Typically now, tee to green, he has got a very strong game.
"He won't be fazed by the Ryder Cup. I've seen people's blood drain out of their faces on the range before they go out to play."
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