Jakarta: Asian Tour Order of Merit leader David Lipsky of the United States will keep his foot firmly on the pedal when he challenges for the BANK BRI Indonesia Open title which starts on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The Korean-American has enjoyed a superb season highlighted by his win at the Omega European Masters in Switzerland in September and that success has fuelled his desire to chase for Asia\u2019s top prize.<\/p>\n
\u201cI won this year and I\u2019ve enjoyed some good results so I\u2019ve exceeded my expectations but I still want to win the Asian Tour Order of Merit. You can\u2019t get too content and satisfied despite the results. You always have to keep trying and pushing yourself,\u201d said Lipsky.<\/p>\n
With three events remaining for 2014, Lipsky will head into a decisive period starting with the US$750,000 tournament staged at the Damai Indah Golf, Pantai Indah Kapuk course this week.<\/p>\n
After pocketing US$682,610 in earnings this year, Lipsky will have to fend off the strong challenge from a resilient Anirban Lahiri of India, who is US$118,256 behind him. Despite the mounting pressure, the 26-year-old Lipsky believes he has the game to help him cross the finishing line.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to stick to the process. I\u2019m trying to get better each week and I\u2019m trying not to go through many emotional highs and lows. Mentally I was a bit tired but I took a week off last week and I\u2019m feeling fine now. Getting away from the golf course was nice.<\/p>\n
\u201cI played quite well here last year and I have some good memories. It is a great course and I\u2019m looking forward to the week. I definitely like the course. There are a lot of hazards out there so you need to keep the ball in play,\u201d said Lipsky, who finished tied 17th here last year.<\/p>\n
Padraig Harrington of Ireland, a three-time Major champion, title holder Gaganjeet Bhullar, Thailand\u2019s Prom Meesawat and an in-form Mardan Mamat of Singapore will also feature at the BANK BRI Indonesia Open.<\/p>\n
Jazz Janewattananond of Thailand, Miguel Tabuena of the Philippines and Mithun Perera of Sri Lanka are amongst those chasing for a first Asian Tour victory.<\/p>\n
A return to the BANK BRI Indonesia Open will bring back fond memories for Jazz, who was tied for the lead in the penultimate round last year before settling for tied sixth place.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was tied for the lead after the third round and on the last day, it was the first time I was in the last group on the Asian Tour. That experience really helped me a lot. If I have a chance to be in contention again, then I will definitely do better than last time,\u201d said the 19-year-old Thai.<\/p>\n
After taking a week\u2019s break, the 20-year-old Tabuena, hopes to overcome the swirling winds and launch a title assault at the BANK BRI Indonesia Open.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe course was playing easy on Tuesday but today it was a different animal. The wind will definitely play a huge factor this year. It is a bombers course because you can get away if you don\u2019t find the fairway. But like every week, it will all come down to putting,\u201d said Tabuena.<\/p>\n
After losing in a three-way play-off at the Panasonic Open India last month, Perera, who is the son to Nandasena, a famous name on the old Asian circuit during the 1980s and 1990s, believes he can also contend for the title.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe that everyone has a chance to win. It doesn\u2019t matter if it is a long or short hitter. If you strike the ball well then you can do well. My game is in good shape and when my game comes together then nobody can stop me,\u201d said Perera.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jakarta: Asian Tour Order of Merit leader David Lipsky of the United States will keep his foot firmly on the pedal when he challenges for the BANK BRI Indonesia Open title which starts on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The Korean-American has enjoyed a superb season highlighted by his win at the Omega European Masters in Switzerland in September and that success has fuelled his desire to chase for Asia\u2019s top prize.<\/p>\n
\u201cI won this year and I\u2019ve enjoyed some good results so I\u2019ve exceeded my expectations but I still want to win the Asian Tour Order of Merit. You can\u2019t get too content and satisfied despite the results. You always have to keep trying and pushing yourself,\u201d said Lipsky.<\/p>\n
With three events remaining for 2014, Lipsky will head into a decisive period starting with the US$750,000 tournament staged at the Damai Indah Golf, Pantai Indah Kapuk course this week.<\/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-20795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-world-golf-news"],"yoast_head":"\n