Country’s top golfer Jeev Milkha Singh says his key to success in the Indian Open golf would be to keep the emotion at bay and play consistently.
NEW DELHI: While aggression is the new buzz word in Indian sports, country’s top golfer Jeev Milkha Singh says his key to success in the Indian Open golf would be to keep the emotion at bay and play consistently ahead of his Indian Open Golf Tournament.
“I will have to keep the aggression away and think positive on the course. I will have to manage myself well on all four days of the event to succeed,” said Jeev, who is yet to win an Indian Open trophy.
The 77-ranked Indian, who had an extraordinary last year with four Tour titles and the top spot in the UBS Order of Merit, said he was looking forward to wrap up the year on a good note by reclaiming a spot in the top-50.
“Hopefully, I will move back to the top-50.” Jeev who had climbed into the elite group last year after winning an Asian Tour title at Volvo Open China, a joint Asian and European Tour title at Volvo Masters, also in China, besides back-to-back wins on the Japan Tour last year.
By entering the top-50 club, he has also become eligible to play in the US PGA Tour but has gradually down slided in the last 10 months.
Jeev explained he was being rated average this season because he was result-oriented.
“I was trying hard in the tournament so far because I am result-oriented and that was putting a lot of pressure on me. I am being rated average this season in comparison to my last year’s achievements,” said Jeev.
“But there are still nine months in this season. I am looking forward to wrap up on good note after being rated average this year,” he added.
On his busy schedule throughout the year, Jeev said, “it is different with different players.”
“I like playing golf. A lot of people think I need to slow down but I like playing. If I slow down, I will go up in rankings,” he said.
The 35-year-old Indian, however, said he needed to work on his putting which remained his weak point this season. “I have not been putting really well this season which is making the main difference to my performance,” he said.
Jeev said he was hopeful to perform well at the Hero Honda Indian Open, beginning on Thursday at the Delhi Golf Course, which has been recently modified.
“A lot has changed and it has changed for the better. It will help me and other players in the similar way,” he said about a series of changes on three of the crucial holes, including two par-4s which has taken the total length of the course to 7,014 yards.
He also said the prestigious tournament would be a good warm-up for future events to be staged here.
On his experience on the USPGA Tour, Jeev said it might be the toughest Tour but it pushed him in the right direction. “From the performance point of view, a player is never satisfied but it has pushed me in the right direction,” he said, adding “I have even started keeping a lob wedge in my kit which everyone uses there.
Jeev rated his tied-12 finish at the BMW PGA Championships in Wentworth as his best performance this season.
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