{"id":12124,"date":"2012-12-05T10:22:05","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T10:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=12124"},"modified":"2012-12-05T10:22:05","modified_gmt":"2012-12-05T10:22:05","slug":"thai-star-thaworn-aims-to-soar-at-thailand-golf-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=12124","title":{"rendered":"Thai star Thaworn aims to soar at Thailand Golf Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Chonburi, Thailand<\/strong>: Thai great Thaworn Wiratchant hopes his wife\u2019s rare presence at the Thailand Golf Championship will spur him to a strong showing as he continues his pursuit of a second Asian Tour\u2019s Order of Merit crown starting on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy wife will come for the first round tomorrow. I\u2019m not sure why as she normally doesn\u2019t come. Hopefully she\u2019ll come and give me some good luck. I think she\u2019ll probably just stay around the 18th green,\u201d said Thaworn today<\/p>\n<p>Currently leading the Merit list with US$670,506 courtesy of three victories this season, Thaworn expects a tough challenge against a stellar field led by title holder Lee Westwoold and reigning Masters Tournament champion Bubba Watson.<\/p>\n<p>He will play alongside world number six Westwood and newly crowned Japan number one Hiroyuki Fujita in the opening two rounds at Amata Spring Country Club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, if I can make the cut first and finish top-20, I\u2019ll be happy. The course is very difficult for me,\u201d said the 45-year-old, who finished tied second in the King\u2019s Cup on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Jbe Kruger of South Africa and an in-form Gaganjeet Bhullar of India, ranked third and fourth, can narrow the gap on Thaworn with solid performances in the US$1 million championship. Second-ranked Marcus Fraser of Australia is not playing this week.<\/p>\n<p>The penultimate Asian Tour event this week has attracted many of world\u2019s renowned players including Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium, Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland, American Hunter Mahan, Spaniard Sergio Garcia, Charl Schwartzel of South Africa and Japanese sensation Ryo Ishikawa.<\/p>\n<p>Thaworn is looking forward to his pairing with Westwood but said he won\u2019t be caught star-gazing. \u201cI\u2019ll play my game. If I can make birdies, then it\u2019ll be good. I\u2019ll be concentrating only on my own game,\u201d said Thaworn, who is aiming for a second Order of Merit victory after his 2005 triumph.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m feeling good but the golf course is too long and soft. The rough is difficult. Yesterday, I hit into the rough on about five to six occasions and could only chip out. I need to plan for my tee shots to be good. You need to hit fairways here this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn a lot of the par fours, I\u2019m using mid-irons to go into the green. The par fives are also long. The rough is not very high but the ball sits in the grass. Most of the times, you can only chip it out,\u201d said Thaworn.<\/p>\n<p>The Thai, who holds the record of 15 Asian Tour titles, said he feels the additional pressure whenever he competes on home soil but hopes his wife\u2019s presence will spur him on. \u201cI always prefer to play tournaments outside of Thailand. If you play bad here, fans will ask \u2018why you play bad. Why practice too much and play bad?\u2019 Only good thing is that I get to sleep on my own bed and I\u2019ve got a good bed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>With two more events left on the Asian Tour, Kruger, winner of the Avantha Masters in India in February, hopes to end the year on a high note as he prepares to launch a final charge on the Order of Merit title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a bit of pressure playing this week. If I play well this week then I will play in Johor and try to win it (Order of Merit). It has been an up-and-down season. If you would have told me I would perform this way earlier in the season, I would have taken it but it hasn\u2019t been great,\u201d said the South African.<\/p>\n<p>The slightly built Kruger is brimming with new found confidence after playing with Tiger Woods for the first time in the CIMB Classic in Malaysia in October. \u201cIt gives me a bit of belief in myself. I played with Tiger and Westwood before. It is fun to play with guys like that. It gives me the confidence that I can play at a top level and beat these guys on the course,\u201d said Kruger.<\/p>\n<p>Asian Tour Qualifying School graduate Arnond Vongvanij of Thailand, who is paired with Watson and Ishikawa in the first two rounds, hopes to continue his dream run after winning his first Asian Tour victory at the King\u2019s Cup on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe win boosted the confidence a bit and letting me know that I can do it. I was on the big stage with Mardan (Mamat) and Thaworn (Wiratchant) being there. This week is completely new for me \u2026. my first big tournament with a lot of Major winners. I\u2019m really excited to seeing how I hold up against them and see what I need to improve,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Thais know the course here quite well. We should have a bit of advantage, having home ground. We\u2019re used to hot weather which will benefit us a bit. But the top players are very good and they are used to playing at different levels, we\u2019ll just have to wait and see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Indian Sports News Network<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chonburi, Thailand: Thai great Thaworn Wiratchant hopes his wife\u2019s rare presence at the Thailand Golf Championship will spur him to a strong showing as he continues his pursuit of a second Asian Tour\u2019s Order of Merit crown starting on Thursday. \u201cMy wife will come for the first round tomorrow. 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