Jeev sweeps top honours at Asian Tour's UBS awards gala

BANGKOK: India's Jeev Milkha Singh dream season, which saw him claim four titles, came to a fruitful end when he won three awards at the Asian Tour's UBS Awards Gala.

Jeev was voted the Players' Player of the Year and also won the inaugural UBS Special Achievement Award and was feted by his peers last night.

The two accolades were in addition to the prestigious UBS Order of Merit title which the Chandigarh player claimed for the first time in his career.

Jeev's stellar season on the Asian Tour saw him win the Volvo China Open and register five other top-10s for a record haul of USD 591,884 from 14 starts.

"It's been a dream year for me. To receive the recognition from my fellow competitors, it's a great honour. Winning these awards will stay with me for the rest of my life. It means a lot as this is the place where I started my career," Jeev said.

"The Asian Tour has been a family to me because this is where I started from. Everyone on Tour is so friendly and I will never forget that," said Singh, who received a standing ovation after being crowned Asia's number one.

He is the third Indian after Arjun Atwal and Jyoti Randhawa to claim the mantle.

Singh, who has propelled into the world's top-50 which guarantees him starts in all four Majors next year, also enjoyed tremendous success in Europe where he won the season-ending Volvo Masters in Spain. He then won two back-to-back titles in Japan.