Jyoti Randhawa, who won his maiden Thailand Open title yesterday, said his relaxed attitude, where he spent time scuba diving with fellow competitor and brother-in-law Digvijay Singh and their families, was the key to his success on the holiday isle of Phuket.
Jyoti Randhawa, who won his maiden Thailand Open title yesterday, said his relaxed attitude, where he spent time scuba diving with fellow competitor and brother-in-law Digvijay Singh and their families, was the key to his success on the holiday isle of Phuket.
"That's the mantra now. I need to relax a bit and chill out. You don't practice and work hard during tournaments. You do it before that. I came here, I swam, I went scuba diving and I enjoyed myself. And here I am, I've won a golf tournament. I learned a lot and I think I need to do this more often," said Randhawa.
The 2002 Asian No 1 blasted a flawless five-under 65 in the final round to cruise to a comfortable two-stroke victory over Rhys Davies of Wales at the Singha USD 500,000 Thailand Open here yesterday.
The 36-year-old Randhawa sank as many as five birdies to take his tally to 17-under 263 to pip Davies, who hit three-under 67 at Laguna Phuket Golf Club.
"I played marvellous golf the last two days. To shoot five under without any bogeys was good, I'm very happy," added Randhawa, whose winning total of 17-under-par 263 earned him a cheque for 79,000 US dollars.
