europeantour.com Shiv Kapur has more reason than most to desperately want to win this week’s Hero Indian Open, having spent his entire golfing life playing at the host venue, Delhi Golf Club.
The 33 year old is also supported by title sponsor Hero, and he will have hundreds of friends and family members in attendance backing his bid to become the first home winner of his national Open since Chinnaswamy Muniyappa in 2009
' It’s very exciting because it’s got elevated status this year, being part of The European Tour,” he said. “It’s at my home club, it’s my sponsor and it’s my national Open, so I’ve got three reasons to win. I’ll be playing the course I’ve played nearly every day of my life since I learned to play golf.”
A T11 place finish at last week’s True Thailand Classic means Kapur is heading home in good form, and he admits victory would mean even more now the event has become part of The European Tour International Schedule for the first time.
“The course is very different from what we’ve played on Tour the last few weeks and especially the Middle East,” he said. “You hit very few drivers off the tee but lots of irons. It’s all about position off the tee so it’s not a bomber’s golf course. You need to be patient and bide your time. It would suit someone like Miguel (Angel Jiménez) down to a tee
Alongside Kapur in the home challenge are Jeev Milkha Singh, Anirban Lahiri, who won the Maybank Malaysian Open two weeks ago, SSP Chawrasia and Jyoti Randhawa, who has a hat-trick of Indian Open titles to his name, winning in 2000, 2006 and 2007.
A T11 place finish at last week’s True Thailand Classic means Kapur is heading home in good form, and he admits victory would mean even more now the event has become part of The European Tour International Schedule for the first time.
The historic Delhi Golf Club is a test of accuracy over power, according to Kapur, and the 7,014-yard, par 72 layout will be a test of patience.
“The course is very different from what we’ve played on Tour the last few weeks and especially the Middle East,” he said. “You hit very few drivers off the tee but lots of irons. It’s all about position off the tee so it’s not a bomber’s golf course. You need to be patient and bide your time. It would suit someone like Miguel (Angel Jiménez) down to a tee
Alongside Kapur in the home challenge are Jeev Milkha Singh, Anirban Lahiri, who won the Maybank Malaysian Open two weeks ago, SSP Chawrasia and Jyoti Randhawa, who has a hat-trick of Indian Open titles to his name, winning in 2000, 2006 and 2007.
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