{"id":11595,"date":"2012-11-13T08:04:23","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T08:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=11595"},"modified":"2012-11-13T08:04:23","modified_gmt":"2012-11-13T08:04:23","slug":"ubs-hong-kong-open-bhullar-aims-to-shine-for-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=11595","title":{"rendered":"UBS Hong Kong Open: Bhullar aims to shine for India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: 6px; margin-left: 6px; float: left;\" alt=\"gaganjeet-bhullar-hsbc\" src=\"images\/golf\/gaganjeet-bhullar-hsbc.jpg\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" \/><\/strong>Hong Kong<\/strong>: India\u2019s <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> believes he can produce another standout performance that will see become the next Indian to win the Asian Tour Order of Merit when the UBS Hong Kong Open tees off on Thursday.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Bhullar, who has already won two Asian Tour titles this season, is bidding to add to India\u2019s proud record of having produced the most number of Merit champions.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/><a href=\"search.html?cx=partner-pub-2004395898380537%3A5221044443&amp;cof=FORID%3A10&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=Jyoti+Randhawa&amp;sa=Search&amp;siteurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiansportsnews.com%2F\">Jyoti Randhawa<\/a> became the country\u2019s first Asian number one in 2002 followed by Arjun Atwal in 2003 before Jeev Milkha Singh secured a double with wins in 2006 and 2008.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>The talented 24-year-old, who is currently fourth on the rankings, credits his fighting spirit and a disciplined fitness regime which has conditioned him well for playing in his 12th straight tournament since Switzerland in August.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cI\u2019m glad I\u2019ve improved on my mental and physical fitness over the years and they\u2019ve been keeping me going and helping me play more tournaments each week,\u201d said Bhullar.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cThis is my 12th tournament in a row since the start of the second half season and I\u2019m planning to take some time off after Hong Kong,\u201d added Bhullar.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>The Indian, who is regarded as a member of the new generation of young stars to emerge from the Asian Tour, is happy with his improved performance and is looking forward to his renewed challenge at the UBS Hong Kong Open as well as the Order of Merit title.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cSubconsciously, winning the Order of Merit title is at the back of my mind and it would be really great if I can take a step closer to winning it this week,\u201d said Bhullar.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cThe way that I\u2019ve been striking the ball and putting will definitely allow me to get some good scores this week. The season is coming to an end now and it\u2019ll get really interesting on the Order of Merit and the world golf ranking as well,\u201d added Bhullar.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Meanwhile Asian Tour honorary member, Y.E. Yang of Korea, who enjoyed a top-10 finish in Singapore last week, is hopeful of continuing his good run at the Hong Kong Golf Club.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cI\u2019m glad that I\u2019m shitting the ball well although I need to put in more work on my putting. It was a long week in Singapore but I\u2019m recharged and I can\u2019t wait to go out there and put myself back into contention again,\u201d said Yang, who became Asia\u2019s first Major winner when he won the PGA Championship in 2009.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Bhullar and Yang will be up against defending champion and world number one Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland as well as members of the victorious Ryder Cup team that include Scotland\u2019s Paul Lawrie, Spain\u2019s Miguel Angel Jim\u00e9nez, and Captain Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Olaz\u00e1bal at the 54th edition of Hong Kong\u2019s longest-running sporting event.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>The UBS Hong Kong Open is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour.<\/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>Hong Kong: India\u2019s Gaganjeet Bhullar believes he can produce another standout performance that will see become the next Indian to win the Asian Tour Order of Merit when the UBS Hong Kong Open tees off on Thursday.&nbsp;Bhullar, who has already won two Asian Tour titles this season, is bidding to add to India\u2019s proud record [&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":[517,147,941,7019],"class_list":["post-11595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-latest","tag-gaganjeet-bhullar","tag-jeev-milkha-singh","tag-jyoti-randhawa","tag-ubs-hong-kong-open"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UBS Hong Kong Open: Bhullar aims to shine for India - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; 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