Golfer Bhullar to compete at Fiji International
Wednesday - June 6, 2018 3:20 pm ,
Category : SPORTS
Suva June 6 (IANS) Indias Gaganjeet Bhullar on Wednesday confirmed that he will make his maiden appearance at the Fiji International at the Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course from August 2 to 5.
An eight-time winner on the Asian Tour Bhullar is no stranger to the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia having teed up in the past two ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth tournaments in 2017 and 2018 which are like the Fiji International presented by Fiji Airways tri-sanctioned with the European Tour and Asian Tour.
"I m really looking forward to playing in Fiji for the Fiji International. I can t wait to see the Vijay Singh (Indian-origin golfer) designed Natadola Bay Championship Course for myself " said Bhullar in an Asian Tour.
"I m sure he s made it a real test especially with some of those exposed holes on the coast I m looking forward to the challenge."
Bhullar has enjoyed a steady start to the 2018 Asian Tour season a top-10 finish at the Leopalace21 Myanmar Open and a runner-up result at the 37th GS Caltex Maekyung Open Golf Championship where he narrowly missed victory being defeated in a four-man playoff.
He currently sits just outside the top-10 on the Asian Tour standings but has his work cut out for him to catch countryman Shubhankar Sharma at the top of the standings.
"This being a tri-sanctioned tournament with the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia European Tour and Asian Tour is going to provide a great chance for me to make up some ground on the standings " said Bhullar.
Bhullar s last win came at the 2017 Macao Open where he won by three-shots against countryman Ajeetesh Sandhu.
Fiji s Minister for Industry Trade Tourism Lands and Mineral Resources Faiyaz Siddiq Koya said: "We are happy to welcome one of India s greatest golfers to Fiji for the Fiji International."
"As one of the most successful golfers on the Asian Tour we re sure Bhullar will be a great addition to the field which currently includes golfing stars like Ernie Els and our own Vijay Singh."
--IANS pur/bg
An eight-time winner on the Asian Tour Bhullar is no stranger to the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia having teed up in the past two ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth tournaments in 2017 and 2018 which are like the Fiji International presented by Fiji Airways tri-sanctioned with the European Tour and Asian Tour.
"I m really looking forward to playing in Fiji for the Fiji International. I can t wait to see the Vijay Singh (Indian-origin golfer) designed Natadola Bay Championship Course for myself " said Bhullar in an Asian Tour.
"I m sure he s made it a real test especially with some of those exposed holes on the coast I m looking forward to the challenge."
Bhullar has enjoyed a steady start to the 2018 Asian Tour season a top-10 finish at the Leopalace21 Myanmar Open and a runner-up result at the 37th GS Caltex Maekyung Open Golf Championship where he narrowly missed victory being defeated in a four-man playoff.
He currently sits just outside the top-10 on the Asian Tour standings but has his work cut out for him to catch countryman Shubhankar Sharma at the top of the standings.
"This being a tri-sanctioned tournament with the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia European Tour and Asian Tour is going to provide a great chance for me to make up some ground on the standings " said Bhullar.
Bhullar s last win came at the 2017 Macao Open where he won by three-shots against countryman Ajeetesh Sandhu.
Fiji s Minister for Industry Trade Tourism Lands and Mineral Resources Faiyaz Siddiq Koya said: "We are happy to welcome one of India s greatest golfers to Fiji for the Fiji International."
"As one of the most successful golfers on the Asian Tour we re sure Bhullar will be a great addition to the field which currently includes golfing stars like Ernie Els and our own Vijay Singh."
--IANS pur/bg
