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Jeev: Indian golfers must sharpen short game for Asian Games
A famous Indian golfer named Jeev Milkha Singh gave advice to golfers heading to the Asian Games.
The Asian Games will be held in Japan, in a place called Aichi-Nagoya.
Jeev said the putting greens in Japan are very fast and slippery.
He told the players to practice their short game a lot.
That means lots of chipping, putting and wedge shots.
Japan's greens are much faster than the ones in India.
The wind in Japan can also change direction very quickly.
So Jeev said players should use their maps and yardage books to get the right distance.
Jeev thinks India has a good chance of winning a medal at the Games.
Six golfers from India will play, including Yuvraj Sandhu and Aditi Ashok.
Jeev Milkha Singh, a 54-year-old former PGA Tour winner, says India has a good chance of an Asian Games podium finish if golfers sharpen their short game.
He advised both the men's and ladies' teams to practice chipping, putting and wedge play to handle Japan's lightning-fast greens.
Japanese greens roll at speeds of 12-13, compared with the 8-9 typically seen in India, according to Jeev.
The Asian Games golf event runs from September 19 to October 4 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, where windy conditions are also expected.
The six-member Indian team comprises Yuvraj Sandhu, Veer Ahlawat and Saptak Talwar (men) and Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar and Pranavi Urs (women).
- Who
- Jeev Milkha Singh, a 54-year-old former PGA Tour winner, and the six-member Indian golf team (men: Yuvraj Sandhu, Veer Ahlawat, Saptak Talwar; women: Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar, Pranavi Urs).
- What
- Jeev advised India's golfers to sharpen their short game - chipping, putting and wedge play - to contend for medals at the Asian Games.
- Where
- Aichi-Nagoya, Japan; Jeev spoke from Tokyo, where he is competing in the Senior Japan Open.
- When
- The advice was given in mid-August, ahead of the Asian Games running from September 19 to October 4.
- Why
- Because Japan's lightning-fast greens, rolling at speeds of 12-13 versus 8-9 in India, and its swirling windy conditions make short-game skills and course management essential to medal hopes.
Key facts
- Advising golfer
- Jeev Milkha Singh, 54, former PGA Tour winner
- Event
- Asian Games golf competition
- Dates
- September 19 - October 4
- Location
- Aichi-Nagoya, Japan
- Greens speed
- Japan: 12-13; India: 8-9
- Men's team
- Yuvraj Sandhu, Veer Ahlawat, Saptak Talwar
- Women's team
- Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar, Pranavi Urs
- Key advice
- Practice short game; use yardage books and course maps to manage wind
Quotes
Jeev Milkha Singh
Indian golfer, former PGA Tour winner, coaching national team
“"Thirdly, it gets very windy in Japan. ... you want to stick with the course map and also your yardage book, which way the wind is blowing. You've got to stick with that and believe in it."”
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“"The greens are lightning fast. Normally in India, we play on greens rolling at a speed of about 8 or 9. Whereas in Japan, you're playing on greens rolling at a speed of 12 and 13."”
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