{"id":15244,"date":"2013-05-24T07:06:56","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T07:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=15244"},"modified":"2013-05-24T07:06:56","modified_gmt":"2013-05-24T07:06:56","slug":"leong-set-for-comeback-at-worldwide-holdings-selangor-masters-after-back-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=15244","title":{"rendered":"Leong set for comeback at Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters after back injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia: Malaysia\u2019s Ben Leong will make a long-awaited comeback from injury at the Asian Tour\u2019s Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters next month, the tournament which catapulted him to fame five years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old recently started hitting golf balls in his hometown of Kota Kinabalu after nearly a year on the sidelines to recuperate from a back problem. He will line-up alongside the stars from the region for the RM1.2 million (approximately US$400,000) tournament at Seri Selangor Golf Club from June 20-23, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe back is good. It\u2019s getting better and stronger. I didn\u2019t hit a golf ball for over 10 months and I have just started hitting balls again last week. So far, so good. The swing and the way I\u2019m hitting it is still okay,\u201d said Leong.<\/p>\n<p>The talented Malaysian claimed his lone Asian Tour victory at Seri Selangor in 2008 when he defeated Thai great Thongchai Jaidee in a head-to-head duel. However, he struggled to reproduce his winning form in subsequent seasons before being hampered by his back problem.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u201cI basically suffered a prolapsed disc, or what they commonly call a bulging disc between my L4 and L5. I spent some time in Perth seeing a physiotherapist to work on various exercises to strengthen my back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u201cThis injury isn\u2019t common for golfers my age, but thankfully I didn\u2019t have to go through an operation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u201cBefore I knew what the problem was, the back would get really stiff and tight when I was playing. I always got really tired and fatigued. It was only later that I checked it out and found out about the bulging discs,\u201d said Leong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">He plans to compete in a local PGM Tour tournament in the week leading up to the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters as a warm-up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u201cI kind of feel nervous but excited at the same time. Not playing golf for so long made me realise how much I miss playing the game and how much I love playing. I realised that if I don\u2019t play, what else am I going to do? I don\u2019t see myself getting a job! Playing golf is something that I love doing,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u201cDuring my layoff, I was hanging out with friends and going through my physio and fitness work to stay fit. I was watching all the golf on TV and seeing the guys win on the Asian Tour. I have missed competing and hanging out with the guys.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u201cYou don\u2019t feel good when you can\u2019t play \u2026 it\u2019s tough to not play.\u201d<\/span><br \/>Leong knows his road back to the winner\u2019s enclosure will be long and winding.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u201cI don\u2019t have a good status on Tour so I\u2019ll be looking to play in the PGM Tour events and trying to get into the Asian Development Tour events as well to work my way back into the game. I think it will take a while to find my game.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Leong said his family, especially his father NC, has been fully supportive during his layoff. \u201cHe\u2019s been very optimistic about the future. Even when things are not going well, he is always thinking positively.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Worldwide Holdings, a 100 per cent subsidiary of PKNS \u2013 the development arm of the state of Selangor \u2013 will title sponsor the Selangor Masters for the sixth successive year. The state-linked company has an impressive portfolio of businesses which include property development and investment, environmental management services and investment holding in Selangor.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The weekend rounds of the tournament will be telecast live on the Asian Tour\u2019s global platform which reaches over 200 countries and 650 million homes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia: Malaysia\u2019s Ben Leong will make a long-awaited comeback from injury at the Asian Tour\u2019s Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters next month, the tournament which catapulted him to fame five years ago. 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