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\"Bhullar<\/strong>Kuala Lumpur<\/strong>: Like many of his generation who grew up playing golf, India\u2019s Gaganjeet Bhullar loked up to a host of golf greats to inspire him to reach the upper echelons of the game.<\/p>\n

Korea\u2019s K.J. Choi and American Ben Curtis are names that resonate well with Bhullar.<\/p>\n

And closer to home, it is the likes of Jeev Milkha Singh, a six-time Asian Tour winner that has set the benchmark for success for the 24-year-old.<\/p>\n

Bhullar\u2019s victory at last weekend\u2019s Venetian Macau Open showed that his march towards the top is well on track.<\/p>\n

With his idol, Singh winning the Order of Merit title twice in 2006 and 2008, Bhullar does not have to look far as he strives to become Asia\u2019s best player this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cJeev has set targets for us. I would say we need to work really hard. The two wins, multiple category right now, winning the Order of Merit would be nice,\u201d said Bhullar, , who moved to fifth place on the Order of Merit after earning US$118,875 from his fourth Asian Tour victory in Macau.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019re a lot of big weeks coming up. Singapore, Hong Kong, Johor and the Indian Open, Obviously, it\u2019s not that far (from his position on the Order of Merit) and a few good weeks can jump my ranking to number one,\u201d added Bhullar<\/p>\n

While Singh still leads the title count, Bhullar believes that the gap will be narrowed in time to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously what Jeev has done, he has won about 13 international titles and I\u2019ve only won four. The number is increasing. Jeev is our idol and one day we\u2019ll try to catch up,\u201d said Bhullar.<\/p>\n

The Indian is confident that he can take over the mantle and continue to put India on the world map when his illustrious compatriots decide to call time on their career.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess the next responsibility of Indian golf is on our shoulders, including Himmat Rai and Anirban Lahiri. We are the future of Indian golf. We have to prove to the people that the next generation is ready to take over,\u201d said Bhullar.<\/p>\n

Bhullar may be the man of the moment, but he knows he needs to play catch-up if he wants to be mentioned in the same breath as world number one Rory McIlroy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve played junior golf with Rory McIlroy and look at Rory, he\u2019s world number one. If you look at that, I\u2019m really slow. There\u2019s a lot of golf left. The next few years, I will take my game to the next level,\u201d said Bhullar<\/p>\n

\u201cI have thought about the European Tour and PGA Tour. Last year, I tried the PGA Tour Qualifying School. But this year, I\u2019m not exempt. It didn\u2019t make sense for me to skip the big tournaments in Asia as I would lose my world ranking points. So it\u2019s better I play well in these tournaments, gain world ranking points and go straight to the PGA Tour,\u201d added Bhullar.<\/p>\n

With golf being a global sport that is played in all four corners of the globe today, the four-time Asian Tour winner is hopeful that he will attract the attention of the galleries in the United States when he eventually piles his trade there.<\/p>\n

\u201cI played with K.J. Choi and Ben Curtis in Korea and they gave me some good tips. K.J. told me that I have the game for the PGA Tour and it\u2019s just a matter of time. I just need to have my mental believe that one day I\u2019ll be there. I\u2019ll just wait for that day,\u201d said Bhullar.<\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s Marcus Fraser continues to lead the rankings with US$472,094, followed by South Africa\u2019s Jbe Kruger on US$453,588 and Japan\u2019s Masanori Kobayashi with US$400,289.<\/p>\n

The Asian Tour heads to Bengaluru for the US$1.25 million Hero Indian Open where title holder David Gleeson of Australia will lead an elite cast along with hometown heroes that include Lahiri, Bhullar and C. Muniyappa at the Karnataka Golf Asociation (KGA) course this week.<\/p>\n

By Indian Sports News Network<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Korea\u2019s K.J. 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