{"id":3984,"date":"2012-03-28T10:48:11","date_gmt":"2012-03-28T10:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=3984"},"modified":"2012-03-28T10:48:11","modified_gmt":"2012-03-28T10:48:11","slug":"panasonic-open-tour-stars-keep-driver-out-of-the-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=3984","title":{"rendered":"Panasonic Open: Tour stars keep driver out of the bag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/golf\/anirban_lahiri.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Panasonic Open: Tour stars keep driver out of the bag\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" style=\"float: left; margin: 6px;\" \/>New Delhi: <\/strong>Indian star S.S.P. Chowrasia, Adam Blyth of Australia and Prom Meesawat of Thailand will keep the driver safely tucked in their golf bags as they seek to win the Panasonic Open India, starting Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Delhi Golf Club (DGC), famed for its tree-lined fairways and temples surrounding the course, will provide a test of patience for the Asian Tour stars in the US$300,000 event.<\/p>\n<p>Blyth, who finished third at the Indian Open in DGC in 2008, said the course has become one of his favourite stops on the Asian Tour because of its unique design.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love this course. It is a great contrast to what we usually play. I don\u2019t hit any drivers here because the course is very tight. A lot of courses we play in these days require long drives so this course is pretty different. I enjoy it,\u201d said Blyth, who is among 10 Australians playing this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe driver is in the bag but it is not getting used! I\u2019m going to hit three wood a couple of times and keep the ball on the fairways,\u201d added Blyth, who has two top-10s on the Asian Tour this year.<\/p>\n<p>Meesawat, ranked third on the Asian Tour Order of Merit, will be on the mission of erasing his play-off defeat to India\u2019s Anirban Lahiri at the SAIL-SBI Open at DGC last month. Lahiri will defend his title this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have good memories here but this course is very tough. You have to hit it good on every shot until you finish your round. You can\u2019t miss the fairway here. Everyone knows this because we\u2019ve played this course many times,\u201d said Prom, nicknamed the \u201cBig Dolphin\u201d for his burly physique and because he comes from the coastal town of Hua Hin in Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>Like most of the players this week, Prom will be eyeing for a second Asian Tour victory without the use of the driver.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never use my driver on this golf course. It isn\u2019t even in my bag. I feel I\u2019m coming close to a win. I\u2019ve put myself in good positions this season so I need to keep up with that momentum. I\u2019m going to keep doing what I\u2019ve been doing in the last few months \u2013 have fun on the course,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Chowrasia, who finished third on the Order of Merit last year, will return to the scene of his first Asian Tour victory where he won at the DGC in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe golf course is not too long so you don\u2019t really need to hit a driver. If you do hit the driver off the tees, there\u2019s a high chance of finding a bush and the key here is to not miss a single fairway,\u201d said Chowrasia, a two-time Asian Tour winner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been playing okay this year. I want to keep a positive mind set. I\u2019m hitting good so there\u2019s no need to worry especially when we play at DGC. All the Indian players have played at DGC so we know this course very well,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Indian-specialist Rikard Karlberg of Sweden, Peter Karmis of South Africa, Lam Chih Bing of Singapore and Siddikur of Bangladesh, all winners on the Asian Tour will be among the elite field this week.<\/p>\n<p>The worldwide appeal of the Asian Tour stars and the rich heritage associated with India will be showcased throughout four days of the Panasonic Open India to over 200 countries and 650 million homes across the Live, Highlights, Magazine programmes and via the additional exposure generated by Golfing World.<\/p>\n<p>The Panasonic Open India is also supporting the Golf Foundation to raise funds for the underprivileged through birdie counts. The Golf Foundation is a registered Charitable Society of golfers who want to give back to the game by helping a pool of untapped talent.<br \/>The Foundation has created very successful golfers like Ashok Kumar, Rashid Khan and Chikkarangappa to name a few. Shubham Jaglan is presently on the Foundation. He is a seven-year-old prodigy who has won almost all events in his category.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Indian star S.S.P. Chowrasia, Adam Blyth of Australia and Prom Meesawat of Thailand will keep the driver safely tucked in their golf bags as they seek to win the Panasonic Open India, starting Thursday. 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