Shanghai Patience, self-belief, friends and a book helped Jeev Milkha Singh win the Volvo China Open and end a seven-year title drought.
He has hardly got any time to enjoy his win in Beijing on Sunday, as he is getting ready for the next challenge: the BMW Asian Open, which begins on Thursday in Shanghai.
“There were so many phone calls from family and friends, and then I had rush to reach the airport. This gave me no time to reflect on this fantastic moment,” said Jeev, who took over as the new No.1 on the UBS Asian Tour Order of Merit.
“On the flight I suddenly told myself, ‘Man it has finally happened again!’ What a relief. It really is a monkey off my back and questions on my next win will stop for a while," he said.
"The wait was taking a toll and creating pressure but on Sunday morning I worked on reverse psychology. I told myself it would not matter if I did not win. All I needed was to keep at it and give it my very best," said Jeev, who has had four previous wins on Asian Tour,
Reading Power of the Sub-Conscious Mind by Joseph Murphy helped Jeev. "It is such a positive book and teaches you that the power is within you. It has given me self-belief and made me stronger. The belief of some my close friends helped during these years," said Jeev.
With this win, Jeev has ensured full playing rights on European Tour till the end of 2008. “I will pick and choose some big events in Europe, and also play Japan, where I have been for last four to five years. I played Europe for five years but my ultimate aim is US Tour and a win there. Then I will re-assess my goals for the future."
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Jeev's win was very well recieved by the Indian contingent in Beijing and Shanghai. "Jeev was one of the first Indian golfers to hit it big time and that was when we were growing up in early and mid-1990s. He really is very good and it will mean a lot to all of us and Indian golf," said Shiv Kapur, who won the Volvo Masters of Asia last December.
Jeev, Kapur, Jyoti Randhawa, Amandeep Johl, Harmeet Kahlon, Rahil Gangjee and Gaurav Ghei are the Indian players at the BMW Asian Open. With the purse raised from $ 300,000 to $ 1.8 million this year and valuable Ryder Cup points on the line, Asian pros will face a strong European challenge.
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