Shubhankar Sharma is likely one of the shiny younger golfers within the nation, and the 28-year-old Olympian is happy to be preparing for the USD 2 million Worldwide Sequence occasion to be performed on the DLF Golf and Nation Membership from January 30.
Talking to the media on a zoom name after a apply session on the USD 2.5M Ras Al Khaimah championship in UAE, Shubhankar stated that he was “trying ahead to return and play in entrance of dwelling followers” in a star-studded discipline.
“That is my second event after Dubai final week. There isn’t a higher preparation than competing in tournaments.
“It’s superb to see Indian golf develop to this degree that we’ll have stars like Bryson DeChambeau, Joaquin Niemann, Anirban Lahiri and lots of extra in an occasion at dwelling. I keep in mind watching Vijay Singh and Adam Scott as a teenager. Indian Open is large, however this discipline is stronger,” noticed Shubhankar who has a wealthy expertise within the skilled circuit around the world, having turned skilled when he was a young person in 2013.
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“I performed the Worldwide Sequence final season in Riyadh. The competitors degree was superb,” he stated.
Conceding that he wouldn’t have the ability to match long-hitters any time quickly, Shubhankar identified that the DLF in Gurugram was not a “Bomber’s course”.
“On the DLF, it’s not about hitting it lengthy. Strategising is vital,” he stated, suggesting that sharpening the quick recreation and understanding the course was the important thing to excel.
The Chandigarh golfer, who has been residing 5 minutes away from the DLF course in Gurugram for the previous few years, Shubhankar stated that he was very pleased to be taking part in in entrance of family and friends, because it labored in his favour.
Two-time champion on the European circuit, Shubhankar had made 24 cuts out of 30 occasions final yr. He stated that the aim was to do properly on a Sunday afternoon and win the title.
“The standard of golf is sort of excessive. However I’ve been making errors and shedding momentum. I’ve made some tools modifications, and have newer mannequin irons of the identical model. There may be not a lot to alter within the recreation. I’m engaged on the fundamentals and attempting to solidify them,” he stated.
Fairly used to competing in chilly circumstances in Europe, Shubhankar stated that the winter chill throughout the occasion in Gurugram wouldn’t be such a problem, regardless that the course itself could possibly be taking part in a bit completely different.