Aman Raj’s spot on the Chennai Open leaderboard is a novelty. Especially, if one were to take the recent past into account.
Battling acute pain, a flare-up of an injury from the junior days in Patna, Aman has spent more time seeking relief in physio rooms than preparing for big-ticket events on the Asian Tour and reasserting his dominance on the Professional Golf Tour of India.
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Numbed by the discomfort over a significant stretch this season, Aman is perhaps unable to comprehend his chances going into the final day at the TNGF Cosmo Golf Course. Nine shots off the lead at T8, Aman is in with a realistic chance of posting his best finish in a while.
Instead, the outlook has been shaped by what he has been through.
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The plasma therapy, the latest in line of methods Aman has tried out to cap the ache in the left elbow, wrist and shoulder, has brought relief and there is hope that it will hold.
As for Friday, the endeavour will be to stay hopeful and keep regaining confidence. As of now, Aman is just thankful to tee off in a tournament.
