Jeev eager to set right home record
Foreign soil often brings out the best in Jeev Milkha Singh and the Indian golf ace will tee off in the Avantha Masters, hoping to set right his home record which is not equally impressive.
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Gurgaon: Foreign soil often brings out the
best in Jeev Milkha Singh and the Indian golf ace will tee off
in the Avantha Masters, hoping to set right his home
record which is not equally impressive.
One of the most decorated golfer of the continent, Jeev
is a six-time winner on the Asian Tour with additional
victories in Japan and Europe but none came at home.
But his mind relaxed and game in a ship-shape condition,
Jeev hopes to break the home soil duck this time around.
"I have not done too well at home but I`m working
together with my coach this week and feeling good about my
form. It`s always nice to win at home and I`ll go out there
and do my best. Let`s see how it goes," said Jeev.
Dwelling on the Euro 1.5 million event tri-sanctioned by
European Tour, Asian Tour and Professional Golf Tour of India,
Jeev said he expected one of the Indian golfers to walk away
with the title on Sunday.
"All top Indian golfers are part of the field. It just
could not get better. You have Gaganjeet (Bhullar), who is
doing so well and then you have Arjun (Atwal), Jyoti
(Randhawa), Shiv (Kapur), SSP (Chowrasia), (C) Muniyappa,
(Anirban) Lahiri...We usually play well at home and I hope
we`ll do well again," he said.
Jeev singled out the Indian youngsters, saying they are
capable of pulling off surprise.
"They maybe just 20 or 21 but never scared. I often joke
that they have so much of fire in their belly that they should
lend me some of it," Jeev quipped.
Sharing his strategy for the elite tournament, Jeev said
patience and course management would hold key.
"The course is in very good condition but wind might be a
factor. I think ninth, 14th and 17th holes would be key. I`m
otherwise an aggressive player but I would adopt a rather
conservative approach here.”
"I think patience and course management would be crucial.
Most golfer would have a look at the course and believe that
they can hit five or six under, which is not going to happen.
The par-five holes may look reachable but there you might err.
The trees have grown since I played here last and you cannot
be overly aggressive here," Jeev explained.
Some of the top Europeans are missing in the list but
Jeev felt the field had enough depth in it.
"There is a lot of depth in the field. You have the best
Asian and Indian golfers here. Among the Europeans, you have
someone like Darren Clarke.”
"With the (WGC-Accenture) Matchplay scheduled from next
Wednesday (in Arizona), it`s difficult for a golfer to
complete here on Sunday and then fly to US and have just
Tuesday`s practice before heading for the game," he explained.
Jeev, along with European Tour chief operation officer
Keith Waters, Asian Tour CEO Kyi Hla Han, PGTI Director
Padamjit Sandhu and Yogesh Agarwal, COO of Avantha`s flagship
company BILT, unveiled the trophy today.
PTI
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