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\"ShivBengaluru<\/strong>: Indian star Shiv Kapur is determined to end a seven-year title drought at the Hero Indian Open, which he hails as the fifth \u2018Major\u2019 in his career.
 
Kapur is in fine form ahead of the US$1.25 million Asian Tour event as he finished fifth in Macau last week and is currently 10th on the Order of Merit.
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\u201cAs a kid growing up my dream was always to win my national open. Every golfer wants to win their national open as it is a fifth Major for them,\u201d said Kapur, whose sole Asian Tour victory was in 2005 in Thailand.
 
\u201cI think my consistency is better and I\u2019m getting closer to winning. I\u2019m disappointed I\u2019m not able to win more. That plays on my mind but you realize you have to be patient. I\u2019ll be sticking to what I\u2019ve been doing and keep knocking on the door and hopefully it will open soon,\u201d added Kapur, who has three top-five finishes on the Asian Tour this season.
 
However he will face stern challenges from no more than 40 winners including an in-form Gaganjeet Bhullar, who won his fourth Asian Tour title last week, defending champion David Gleeson of Australia and Peter Hanson of Sweden, ranked 25th in the world.
 
The Hero Indian Open will be played at the Karnataka Golf Association course for the first time in its illustrious history and Kapur lauded the decision to move his national open to a new venue.
 
\u201cI think it is good for the growth of the game. The sport is growing all over India. It is good for the national open to move around. India is a big country and every course has a different challenge. I think it is a great decision,\u201d said the 30-year-old.
 
After securing his best result on the Asian Tour with a runner-up finish last week, Jonathan Moore of the United States, who is the reigning Asian Development Tour Order of Merit winner, is eyeing for his first win on the region\u2019s established Tour.
 
\u201cLast week was kind of a special week. I wasn\u2019t expecting it. Claire (wife and caddy) and I talked about not thinking about results and the Order of Merit and it was good to get my best result so far,\u201d said Moore.
 
\u201cI had a blast playing last year at the Hero Indian Open and I have a good vibe and feel in the event. My game has gotten more consistent. I guess the key is to give yourself enough chances and hopefully I can keep doing that and get a win eventually,\u201d added the American, who finished tied 39th in last year\u2019s edition.
 
Brazilian Adilson Da Silva, who has won multiple titles in South Africa, struggled with a cold putter earlier in the season but he is beginning to turn the corner as he claimed two top-10s in the last three Asian Tour events.
 
\u201cI was hitting the ball really good but my putting has been a nightmare. My last three tournaments have been good and I\u2019ve jumped a couple of spots on the Order of Merit. I\u2019ve been very negative about my putting and that doesn\u2019t help the situation. I think there\u2019s a lot to do with the attitude which I\u2019m working on,\u201d said Da Silva.
 
C. Muniyappa enjoyed a dream victory at the 2009 Hero Indian Open and is making a comeback from a back injury which left him out of the game for the whole of the 2011 Asian Tour season.
 
It will be an inspiring return for Muniyappa, who lives five minutes from the Karnataka Golf Association course where he started his career as a forecaddie and developed his swing by watching club members.
 
\u201cMy L4 and L5 disc were bulging and it was compressing the side of my back. That\u2019s why the pain went to my legs as well. I\u2019m feeling a little bit better after going through a lot of physiotherapy and exercises,\u201d said the 35-year-old.
 
\u201cIt was disappointing to not play golf for the whole year but luckily I\u2019m able to make a comeback. I\u2019m feeling very excited for this week,\u201d added Muniyappa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"ShivBengaluru<\/strong>: Indian star Shiv Kapur is determined to end a seven-year title drought at the Hero Indian Open, which he hails as the fifth \u2018Major\u2019 in his career.
 
Kapur is in fine form ahead of the US$1.25 million Asian Tour event as he finished fifth in Macau last week and is currently 10th on the Order of Merit.<\/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":[158,6836,517,1047,466,6994,516],"class_list":["post-10871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-latest","tag-asian-tour","tag-david-gleeson","tag-gaganjeet-bhullar","tag-hero-indian-open","tag-indian-sports-news","tag-peter-hanson","tag-shiv-kapur"],"yoast_head":"\nShiv Kapur determined to end title drought at Indian Open - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=10871\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Shiv Kapur determined to end title drought at Indian Open - 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