Prom Meesawat enters the field of India Open without driver in his bag - Golf News
Thailand’s Prom Meesawat, also known as ‘Big Dolphin’, is headed for the Asian tour’s Panasonic Open India without a driver in his bag.
According to Meesawat, the course at the Delhi Golf Club does not require the players to use their drivers because of its unique design requiring short drives while teeing off.
He believes that the players with accuracy will have an advantage over the ones who are better in getting distances on the tee shots.
The course is famous for its bunches of trees and temples all across the area, which can create problems for the long hitters. Therefore, it will be useless to use a driver while teeing off at any hole.
"I never use my driver on this golf course," said Meesawat. “It isn't even in my bag".
Meesawat is currently enjoying a great form and therefore, he is among the hot favourites for a win in the Asian Tour event scheduled in India.
Recently, he lost to India's Anirban Lahiri in the playoffs of the SAIL-SBI Open, last month. According to him, he was a bit unlucky and lost the event.
However, he will try to remain consistent throughout the tournament in Delhi to earn his second professional career win.
He said that he has good memories at the Delhi Golf Club. Yet, the difficulties it offers to the players is considerably challenging.
According to him, consistent performance will play a key role in winning the tournament because a player can falter anytime during a round.
If someone misses the fairways, he really gets into a huge trouble of scoring high in the round.
Meesawat is not the only player who will give his driver a rest for the tournament. SSP Chowrasia and Adam Blyth are the other players who plan to participate in the event without their drivers.
Blyth has recorded two top-10s this year on the Asian Tour. He said that he has his driver in his bag.
However, it will not be of any use in the tournament because he will prefer to play three woods if the course requires him to hit a long-distance shot.
Chowrasia, who finished third on the Asian Order of Merit in 2011, said:
"A lot of courses we play in these days require long drives so this course is pretty different. I enjoy it. The golf course is not too long so you don't really need to hit a driver".
He added, "If you do hit the driver off the tees, there's a high chance of finding a bush and the key here is to not miss a single fairway".
Delhi Golf Club is the same venue where Chowrasia earned his first victory on the Asian Tour in 2008.
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