Born in 1982, the year of the Asian Games in New Delhi and having grown up in a colony — the Asian Games Village — that was built for the 1982 Asiad, it was almost written in the stars that Shiv Kapur would win an Asian Games gold — he did in 2002 at the Busan Asian Games. So, somewhere deep down in his heart he could be forgiven for believing that if and when golf returned to Olympics, he would be there.

Indian golfer Shiv Kapur tees off during the final day of the India  Open tournament of the Asian Tour at New Delhi on Sunday, Pic/AFP