Kuala Lumpur, July 12: Asian number one Jyoti Randhawa will stay clear of the hoopla that surrounds the British Open in his bid to track Tiger Woods and the games top draws at next week's major.
The Indian star will carry the Asian PGA's challenge at Royal St Georges and has reached early to get in precious practice rounds at the famed links layout.

Randhawa's mindset will be simple. "I'm just going to treat it as any other tournament," he vowed.
Lessons learnt from his maiden outing at the British Open at St Andrews three years ago will be put to good use as he attempts to make a lasting impression this time around.
"At St Andrews, I was really excited and got caught up with the hype of qualifying for the British Open and then missed the cut.



"That is why it will be important for me to simply focus on the job ahead.



"I'm going to treat the Open as another tournament. That's the best way to do it. I must remain calm and patient when the tournament starts. I got excited the last time around and it cost me," added Randhawa.



He plans to head to Royal St Georges today with his cousin-cum-caddie Manveer to walk the 18 holes.


Bureau Report