Bengaluru, 10-06-2015
Two time Asian Tour winner, Rashid Khan of Jaypee Greens Greater Noida eyes success at Louis Philippe Cup
Young Delhi Pro Rashid Khan, representing Jaypee Greens Greater Noida, will try to give his team thebest chance to win 4th Edition of the Louis Philippe Cup. The tournament commences tomorrow at Karnataka Golf Association, has seven teams in the fray. Khan, 24, who won the second edition of the Louis Philippe Cup representing theDelhi team, has some serious experience in his team. Five-time Asian Tour winner Gaganjeet Bhullar and winner of 2015 The Hemisphere PGTI Masters, Shamim Khan will make up the three-member team with Rashid.
Khan had a superb junior and amateur career which only got better after turning pro in 2010. “Making the cut in my first ever pro tournament at the Hero Indian Open 2010 gave me a lot of confidence. I also registered multiple victories on the PGTI tour including the Surya Nepal Masters in 2011. But the special wins that have really propelled me for greater heights were SAIL SBI Open on my home soil and Chiangmai Classic in Thailand last year.”
A lot of players generally find a huge difference between the amateur and professional life but for Khan, it’s all the same. “I know only one way of winning a tournament. You may be a pro or an amateur but if you can hit 7-8 under a day at any level of tournament, you are bound to do well. I always approach the tournament from such a mindset and try not to let thepressure of the stature of the event get to me,” added the 2010 Asian Games Silver Medalist.
As Khan returns to the KGA after a span of two years, he is excited about winning here. “I have won the Louis Philippe Cup once and I’m sure with Bhullar and Shamim, we can do it again. We will analyse after two rounds as to where we stand and take a call on what we have to do on the final day. Bringing two best cards shouldn’t be very difficult for our team,” said Khan who is planning to go for European Tour Q School next year.
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