Hua Hin, Thailand: The Asian Tour all-star brigade, led by more than 30 proven champions, will light up the 2013 season-ending King\u2019s Cup Golf Hua Hin at the Black Mountain Golf Club next week.<\/p>\n
Order of Merit winners Thaworn Wiratchant of Thailand, Juvic Pagunsan of the Philippines and Jyoti Randhawa of India will headline the US$1 million Asian Tour event alongside a plethora of exciting talents from January 16 to 19.<\/p>\n
Scott Hend of Australia, ranked second on the Order of Merit courtesy of three victories, Rikard Karlberg of Sweden, Anirban Lahiri of India, Bangladeshi Siddikur Rahman and defending champion Arnond Vongvanij of Thailand will also feature in the King\u2019s Cup.
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Sweden\u2019s Johan Edfors, who won the 2009 Black Mountain Masters, Fredrick Andersson Hed and Alex Cejka of Germany, a four-time winner in Europe, will be among an international cast gunning for glory at the event which recently inked a five-year agreement with the Asian Tour.<\/p>\n
The big-hitting Hend has enjoyed a sensational season and will be determined to equal Thaworn\u2019s record in 2005 where the Thai won four titles in a single season.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cSome people tell me it is an excellent or great season, not just a good season. To win three times anywhere is good especially with the competition we have on the Asian Tour. I have a one more tournament to try and win so we will see how that works out,\u201d said Hend.<\/p>\n
The consistent Siddikur won his second Asian Tour title at the Hero Indian Open in November and hopes to end his 2013 season on a winning note.<\/p>\n
The Bangladeshi, ranked third on the Order of Merit, will also be aiming to seal his place at the inaugural EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM in March as the top four Asian players on the final Merit list will earn a place in Team Asia that will face against Team Europe in the Ryder Cup style event.
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\u201cIt is definitely my goal to qualify for the EurAsia Cup. I think it is going to be an exciting event. I hope I will be able to play. It looks like I\u2019m in a good position to qualify,\u201d said the straight-hitting Siddikur.<\/p>\n
Lahiri credited his solid 2013 season to his mental fortitude, which he hopes to use to his advantage and capture his first Asian Tour victory outside of India. The talented Indian was victorious at the SAIL-SBI Open on home soil and also claimed three other runner-up results.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think this is probably my most consistent year. I\u2019ve played really solid golf. My game has become much sharper than it was. In terms of my ball striking, I think it\u2019s been on and off. It comes and goes.
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\u201cI\u2019m not tired mentally anymore. That is something that would have been the case two or three years ago but now mentally, I think I\u2019m a much stronger person and not just strength but endurance,\u201d said Lahiri.<\/p>\n
Currently fifth on the Order of Merit, Lahiri needs to maintain his position to earn his place in Team Asia for the EurAsia Cup as the top four Asians on the ranking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hua Hin, Thailand: The Asian Tour all-star brigade, led by more than 30 proven champions, will light up the 2013 season-ending King\u2019s Cup Golf Hua Hin at the Black Mountain Golf Club next week.<\/p>\n
Order of Merit winners Thaworn Wiratchant of Thailand, Juvic Pagunsan of the Philippines and Jyoti Randhawa of India will headline the US$1 million Asian Tour event alongside a plethora of exciting talents from January 16 to 19.<\/p>\n
Scott Hend of Australia, ranked second on the Order of Merit courtesy of three victories, Rikard Karlberg of Sweden, Anirban Lahiri of India, Bangladeshi Siddikur Rahman and defending champion Arnond Vongvanij of Thailand will also feature in the King\u2019s Cup.
<\/p>\n
Sweden\u2019s Johan Edfors, who won the 2009 Black Mountain Masters, Fredrick Andersson Hed and Alex Cejka of Germany, a four-time winner in Europe, will be among an international cast gunning for glory at the event which recently inked a five-year agreement with the Asian Tour.<\/p>\n
The big-hitting Hend has enjoyed a sensational season and will be determined to equal Thaworn\u2019s record in 2005 where the Thai won four titles in a single season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-world-golf-news"],"yoast_head":"\n