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SCOTT HEND UNPLUGGED

What has life been like so far in the European Tour bubble?

When we got into the second week, I will be honest with you, I sat down and just went ‘I don’t know how I am going to survive six weeks of doing this’. It is something that I am not used to, it’s something that a lot of us are struggling with and it’s totally different. We are all out of depth.

The difference has been uncomfortable for others, Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston withdrew during the first week, is there support from the Tour?

I don’t know how they are going to support, because we’re human beings, we’re used to, especially us golfers, the social aspect of having our mates out here and doing whatever. And we pretty much can’t do that.

I mean, there are so many rules and protocols that we have to follow and if we don’t then obviously there are repercussions.

You and TC (caddie Tony Carolan) haven’t torn each other apart yet?

No, but I can see it is going to be a pretty good excuse for some guys to fire their caddie that’s for sure (laughing).

Does playing without crowds add to the odd feeling of the bubble?

It is just really hard, you feel really flat, there’s not much adrenaline going.

For the guys that don’t get the opportunities to

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