{"id":10110,"date":"2012-09-18T06:27:24","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T06:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=10110"},"modified":"2012-09-18T06:27:24","modified_gmt":"2012-09-18T06:27:24","slug":"digvijay-has-his-sight-set-on-asia-pacific-panasonic-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=10110","title":{"rendered":"Digvijay has his sight set on Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 6px; float: left;\" src=\"images\/golf\/digvijaysingh.jpg\" alt=\"Digvijay has his sight set on Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open\" width=\"200\" \/><\/strong><strong>Hyogo, Japan<\/strong>: India\u2019s<a href=\"search.html?cx=partner-pub-2004395898380537%3A5221044443&amp;cof=FORID%3A10&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=+Digvijay+Singh&amp;sa=Search\"> Digvijay Singh<\/a> hopes that changes to his golf swing and a strict mid-season training regime will lead him to a unique Asian Tour \u2018double\u2019 at the <a href=\"search.html?cx=partner-pub-2004395898380537%3A5221044443&amp;cof=FORID%3A10&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=Asia-Pacific+Panasonic+Open&amp;sa=Search\">Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open<\/a> starting on Thursday.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Singh claimed a career breakthrough win at the Panasonic Open India in April to end a frustrating 12-year wait for a maiden <a href=\"search.html?cx=partner-pub-2004395898380537%3A5221044443&amp;cof=FORID%3A10&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=Asian+Tour+&amp;sa=Search\">Asian Tour <\/a>title and he will be among a strong cast at the 150 million yen (approximately US$1.9 million) event sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Fellow Indian stars <a href=\"search.html?cx=partner-pub-2004395898380537%3A5221044443&amp;cof=FORID%3A10&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=Anirban+Lahiri%2C&amp;sa=Search\">Anirban Lahiri,<\/a> <a href=\"search.html?cx=partner-pub-2004395898380537%3A5221044443&amp;cof=FORID%3A10&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=Jeev+Milkha+Singh&amp;sa=Search&amp;siteurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiansportsnews.com%2Fsearch.html%3Fcx%3Dpartner-pub-2004395898380537%253A5221044443%26cof%3DFORID%253A10%26ie%3DUTF-8%26q%3DAsian%2BTour%2B%26sa%3DSearch\">Jeev Milkha Singh<\/a> and <a href=\"search.html?cx=partner-pub-2004395898380537%3A5221044443&amp;cof=FORID%3A10&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=Gaganjeet+Bhullar&amp;sa=Search\">Gaganjeet Bhullar<\/a>, who won his third Asian Tour title in Taipei on Monday, Japanese poster boy Ryo Ishikawa, defending champion Tetsuji Hiratsuka, Thai ace Thongchai Jaidee and reigning Order of Merit champion Juvic Pagunsan of the Philippines will headline a star-studded field at the Higashi Hirono Golf Club.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>After winning in April, Digvijay made changes to his swing in search of more glory but conceded it has taken time to see the positive effects.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cI\u2019m trying to incorporate a few changes into my swing. I\u2019ve been a bit confused recently but I\u2019m still going ahead with the new changes,\u201d said Digvijay, who has made only one cut since his win at the Panasonic Open India.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Digvijay is among three Indian stars to win on the Asian Tour this season including Lahiri, winner of the SAIL-SBI Open on home soil and Bhullar. Jeev has also tasted success in Europe, winning the Scottish Open in July, and will be among the favourites to lift the title this week.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cWinning my first title outside of India would be awesome. That\u2019ll be the icing on the cake and to win in Japan would be absolutely fantastic. Age is definitely not a factor anymore. There has been enough players who have won in their 40s and I know age is not a barrier to winning,\u201d said the 40-year-old Digvijay.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>With many young guns breaking through the ranks on the Asian Tour, Digvijay said that maintaining his fitness will be the key to staying competitive at the highest level.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cI\u2019ve been working out a lot with my coach. The last two months have been very rigorous and intense. We wake at 4.30am every morning, barring just one day in a week which has been very tough. Physically I\u2019m feeling stronger and fitter now, so that\u2019s definitely paying off,\u201d he said.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>In-form Bhullar will be the man to watch after he defeated Thai veteran Thaworn Wiratchant, who holds a record of 14 Asian Tour victories, at the weather-shortened Yeangder Tournament Players Championship in Taipei on Monday.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cIt was my fighting spirit as I told myself that I\u2019ve got to win the tournament no matter what happens and I knew I was playing well. This victory means a lot to me as it gives you a lot of boost and a two-year exemption on the Asian Tour,\u201d said Bhullar.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cI guess the second half of the season is really packed. I\u2019m going to play like 13-14 events in a row and mentally I\u2019m already prepared for that. I\u2019m looking forward to playing some good golf,\u201d said Bhullar, who moved to fifth place on the Order of Merit with winnings of US$209,046.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>The top six players on the Merit list will feature in the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open including top-ranked Marcus Fraser of Australia, who leads with US$448,710, followed by Jbe Kruger who trails in second place by over US$8,000.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Thaworn, the only player with multiple Asian Tour victories this season, is third on U$318,389 while Qualifying School winner David Lipsky of the United States (US$$230,858) and Prom Meesawat of Thailand (US$181,919) are in fourth and sixth place respectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Indian Sports News Network<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hyogo, Japan: India\u2019s Digvijay Singh hopes that changes to his golf swing and a strict mid-season training regime will lead him to a unique Asian Tour \u2018double\u2019 at the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open starting on Thursday.&nbsp;Singh claimed a career breakthrough win at the Panasonic Open India in April to end a frustrating 12-year wait for a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[1065,6491,158,3106,466,147],"class_list":["post-10110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-latest","tag-anirban-lahiri","tag-asia-pacific-panasonic-open","tag-asian-tour","tag-digvijay-singh","tag-indian-sports-news","tag-jeev-milkha-singh"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Digvijay has his sight set on Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; 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