Miguel Tabuena eyes the first Asian Tour victory of his career
Miguel Tabuena eyes the first ever Asian Tour victory of his career, when he tees off at the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters at the Kota Permai Golf & Country Club, on Wednesday, September 5, 2012.
In 2012, the Filipino has played a total of seven Asian Tour events so far and missed the cut four times. At the same time, whenever he made the cut, he played impressively and managed to record a top-10 finish as well.
While talking to the Asian Tour’s official website, he stated that he wanted to add the maiden title to his resume soon this year.
Moreover, he does not want to miss the chance of playing on the Asian Tour next year. He failed to earn the full-time card in 2011.
“I think I’m playing pretty good at the moment. I hope to play in the bigger events and hope to win one tournament in the next few months. I don’t’ want to be in the same position as last year,” said Tabuena.
According to the golf experts, Tabuena takes huge pressure in challenging situations. Entering the final round of the ICTSI Philippine Open, he was trailing the leader Mardan Mamat by just one stroke.
However, he disappointed his local fans by posting an 81 on the final day. A similar incident happened at the Queen’s Cup in Thailand, when he finished with a 76 in the final round after leading the field on day three.
Recently, he discovered that he needed to bring some improvements in his putting. For that purpose, he worked really hard in the past few weeks and is confident to apply the new technique in Malaysia.
“I’ve been working on my putting, trying to sharpen my putting,” he said. “…I widened my stance a bit and I putted so much better. …I’m really looking forward to next week. I’ve also been working on my fitness and I’m just excited to play in the second half
of the year”.
He also aims to make it to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, when the sport of golf will make a return after more than a century.
Tags: