{"id":11235,"date":"2012-10-30T11:11:32","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T11:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=11235"},"modified":"2012-10-30T11:11:32","modified_gmt":"2012-10-30T11:11:32","slug":"big-dolphin-prom-keen-to-swim-with-the-big-boys-at-wgc-hsbc-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=11235","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Big Dolphin\u2019 Prom keen to swim with the big boys at WGC-HSBC Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dongguan<\/strong>: For a big man, it isn\u2019t very often that Prom Meesawat feels small when he is at a golf tournament.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>The burly Thai, who tips the scale at over 100kg, readily admits he is like a small fish swimming in a big pond this week but he hopes to eventually live up to his nickname the \u201cBig Dolphin\u201d by playing his way up the top echelons in world golf.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Prom tees up in his second US$7 million WGC-HSBC Champions at Mission Hills Golf Club\u2019s Olazabal course on Thursday with every intention of extending his learning curve at a tournament which has attracted seven of the world\u2019s top-10 golfers and a myriad of Major winners.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cIt\u2019s my second World Golf Championships event and I still feel like a small player in the field but I hope to gain from this experience and become better. Last week, I learned a lot playing with the PGA Tour players (in Malaysia),\u201d said Prom.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Currently seventh on the Asian Tour Order of Merit, the 28-year-old has enjoyed a solid season with five top-10s and four other top-20s. A win is what he is after following his lone victory in 2006 but Prom, who picked up the nickname as he hails from a coastal town and loves swimming, is prepared to bide his time.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cI don\u2019t expect to play good and win but if my form is good, it will be nice for me and Asian golf. Of course we want to show we can win like Thongchai (Jaidee) and Jeev (Milkha Singh) who won on European soil this year. It shows a lot about the Asian players that we can get to that level,\u201d said Prom.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cLast week and now this week, looking at the player list, there are a lot of good players. It\u2019s good experience for me. From what I saw in Malaysia, I need to improve my driving distance. I figure I need another 20 yards more to compete. My irons are good enough but there is still a lot of work to do. I played with Bo Van Pelt in the second round and I can see that his iron shots are very good. From 150 yards in, they hit it close, not more than 15 feet. That\u2019s the thing that I need to work on.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cIf I can get into the top-15 this week, I\u2019ll be happy. This field is very strong. It\u2019s fun to be in these big events,\u201d he added.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Countryman Thaworn Wiratchant, currently the Asian Tour Order of Merit leader, reckons the 7,301-yard Olazabal course will prove to be a challenge for him. Fresh from a top-20 finish in Malaysia last week, the 45-year-old Thai, who has won three times this year, knows he must produce his best golf to compete against the stars of the game at the HSBC Champions.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cSome holes are too long and the greens are firm. When I hit my irons, the ball won\u2019t stop. It will be challenging for me,\u201d he said.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cI don\u2019t think about just wanting to beat Phil Mickelson or Bubba Watson. I want to put on some good scores. I was happy with my form last week so hopefully it will continue. There is no pressure on me. I\u2019m just thinking about playing good golf.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Indian Sports News Network<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dongguan: For a big man, it isn\u2019t very often that Prom Meesawat feels small when he is at a golf tournament.&nbsp;The burly Thai, who tips the scale at over 100kg, readily admits he is like a small fish swimming in a big pond this week but he hopes to eventually live up to his nickname [&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":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-world-golf-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018Big Dolphin\u2019 Prom keen to swim with the big boys at WGC-HSBC Champions - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; 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