By IANS
New Delhi : Ace Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa will be looking for his third consecutive title at his home course when he tees of in the $2.5 million EMAAR-MGF Indian Masters at the Delhi Golf Club Course (DGC)here Thursday.
“This golf course has been lucky for me over the past few years. So coming back to this course brings back a little high and I know I can perform on this course,” said Randhawa, who won back-to-back Asian Tour titles at the Indian Open in 2006 and 07 here.
The Indian Masters, have been tri-sanctioned by the Asian Tour, European Tour and the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI).
So how has been the preparation for his eighth Asian Tour title? “I had a good two months break in the winter and then went to the Far East and played three tournaments there. I was a little out of sorts, but going there to play really helped me to get back into the groove of tournament pressure,” said Randhawa.
“I think my chances are pretty fair. Golf is nobody’s game; it’s sometimes here, sometimes there. I want to do my best and not think about the tournament, not try and think how big the event is or what they are playing here for,” he said.
“You know, if I can just go back and play my game and bring out the best, I’m quite sure I’ll be right up there.”
But he was not at all happy with the shape of the course. “I am not very impressed with the course. The severe winter has hit most of the grass in the greens and the rough. I have never seen DGC look so yellow. But unfortunately we have been very unlucky with the weather. I wish the tournament had been played a month later
Asked how strong the Indian field is, Randhawa said: “I think the Indian field is very strong. It’s one golf course that requires local knowledge, especially on the greens. But this is a European Tour event and the world-class players are here. It’s not that difficult for one to understand the golf course once you play on it.”
“But definitely, it’s a very Indian field and the Indians are doing well in India and abroad. There’s a very good chance of an Indian doing well and probably winning the tournament,” he said.