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Jakarta: Thai rising star Pavit Tangkamolprasert hopes to continue his winning ways at the US$300,000 BANK BRI-JCB Indonesia Open which starts on Thursday.<\/p>\nJakarta: Thai rising star Pavit Tangkamolprasert hopes to continue his winning ways at the US$300,000 BANK BRI-JCB Indonesia Open which starts on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old secured his first Asian Tour victory in Macao last month and he is eager to land his second Asian Tour title at the Pondok Indah Golf Course this week.<\/p>\n
He will be joined by a stellar cast including Gaganjeet Bhullar of India, who won the Indonesia Open in 2013, Jeev Milkha Singh, a two-time Asian Tour number one, Natipong Srithong of Thailand and Carlos Pigem of Spain.<\/p>\n
After defeating Anirban Lahiri on the first play-off hole in Macao, Pavit is now aiming to end the week on a high note to sweeten his season.<\/p>\n
“My goal towards the end of the year is to try and get my second win as soon as possible. Your tee shots here are very important. If you have a good shot, you have a chance to get birdies. I just want to hit good golf shots,” said Pavit.<\/p>\n
Currently ranked 12th on the Order of Merit, the tenacious Pavit hopes his new found confidence will lead him to a second victory at the BANK BRI-JCB Indonesia Open.<\/p>\n
“When I won on the Asian Development Tour (ADT), I had the confidence to continue winning but I felt nervous on the Asian Tour. But now after the win, I know I can win here and compete with all these guys,” said Pavit.<\/p>\n
“Yes, I’m a different and much better player now. Previously I would tell myself ‘I can’t win’ or I just try to make the cut. Now, I believe more in myself,” added the ADT graduate.<\/p>\n
Chiragh Kumar of India hopes to continue his fine run after finishing in a share of fourth place in Philippines last week for his best result since winning his first Asian Tour title at the Panasonic Open India last year.<\/p>\n
“I’ve been playing good all year round but I haven’t put four good rounds together. I haven’t played badly at all. I’m feeling good about my game and looking forward to the week. I’ve never played here before and it is a really good golf course. The conditions are really perfect,” said the 32-year-old.<\/p>\n
Malaysia’s Ben Leong has a sense of de-ja-vu after winning three consecutive events on the local circuit. The 30-year-old achieved the same feat in 2008 before going on to win his first Asian Tour title in Malaysia where he defeated Thai star Thongchai Jaidee.<\/p>\n
He struggled with injury in recent years but he is showing positive signs of a return to form.<\/p>\n
“I’ve been playing well. After having three good weeks, you don’t usually hear people going for their fourth in a row. I’ve done it before but what’s in the past is in the past. This is a new week and I want to stay in the present and patient,” said Leong.<\/p>\n
“If I can block out what happened or what I did previously, I think I’ll have a good week. It is always tough a good week with another good week especially when I’ve had three goods. I just want to enjoy Indonesia, the company and enjoy being out here on the Asian Tour again,” he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jakarta: Thai rising star Pavit Tangkamolprasert hopes to continue his winning ways at the US$300,000 BANK BRI-JCB Indonesia Open which starts on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old secured his first Asian Tour victory in Macao last month and he is eager to land his second Asian Tour title at the Pondok Indah Golf 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":[18782,12943,466,13305],"class_list":["post-30012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-world-golf-news","tag-bank-bri-jcb-indonesia-open","tag-golf-news","tag-indian-sports-news","tag-pavit-tangkamolprasert"],"yoast_head":"\n