For a man who learnt golf without frills — no championship golf course for practice, high-performance coach and contraptions to gauge progress, Om Prakash Chouhan’s progress on PGTI is linked to how the mind and craft sync on a tournament week.
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Since OP’s seventh career win at the Jaipur Open in September, all aspects of the game are functioning like a well-oiled machine. “Driving, chipping and putting have been very good.” Straight words from a simple man.
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That’s what momentum does to confidence. Add to this, the regular tournament play since the Tour resumed after the break, and OP is up and away. It shows in the stats. Since the win at Rambagh, OP has notched top-10s in four out of five starts.
Sunday at the Vooty Golf County could be another high, maybe a win too as OP is four off the lead at the Vooty Masters. OP equaled the course record on Friday with a 9-under 63, and the 73 on Saturday was a comedown. This is what OP prepares himself for at home in conversations with wife Sheetal. “She keep telling me ‘this is your time, make the most of it’,” says OP.
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Irrespective of whether he can pull off the season’s second win, OP will accept the moment and move on for acceptance is a trait that has helped him of late.
