Aug 19, 2013. The Faridabad boy fancies fast cars but loves to play the consistent sport of golf. At 23, Abhinav Lohan cherishes to make it big in his golfing career. In his first appearance on The Asian tour, in Selangor this June, he showed grit and courage to prove so.
Following his father’s footsteps, Lohan picked up golfing at 10 but it took another eight years to take a plunge into golfing as a career. Alumni of Sri Venkateshwara College Delhi, Lohan started late, compared to his compatriots, but once into it, he has never looked back.
He has seen steady rise in his ranking as an amateur, from third in 2009 to number one in 2010. However, it was the silver medal at Asian game, which aroused his dedication to the sport.
[highlight] Winning a Major is an ultimate goal of any golfer but if I get an opportunity to represent my country at Olympics, my dream will be fulfilled [/highlight]
Haryana golfer was part of the team along with Rashid Khan, Rahul Bajaj and Abhijit Chadha that won Silver Medal in Asian Games at Dragon Lake in 2010.
“The Silver medal at the Asian games was a morale booster, I got the courage to say that I can do it,” says the youngster.
He has won several amateur tournaments and the Order of Merit of The Indian Golf Union.
Lohan, turned pro in mid 2011. He is taking his coaching from Karan Bindra at DLF Club, Gurgaon for his upcoming events next month.
“I have earlier done some training under Mark Bender in the United States. For mental training, I rely completely on my dad who is a doctor and a great motivator,” says Lohan.
Haryana lad sees his inspiration in India’s ace golfer Jeev Milkha singh. “ Jeev never takes his game for granted, his dedication to the sport is commendable and inspiring,” said Lohan. He looks up to Bubba Watson and Phil Mickelson for their sporting talent and humility.
He loves to sit around his play station at home when he is not golfing. However, he says he was better at badminton before turning to golf.
A passionate Saggi, Lohan likes to keep his love life secret, even if he is willingly hooked.
However, for now his target is four tournaments lined up next month in Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines and Macau. He feels that two months of off-season break has allowed him to re-energize and he hopes to give good shot.
“Winning a Major is an ultimate goal of any golfer but if I get an opportunity to represent my country at Olympics, my dream will be fulfilled,” he says.
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shivithukral
Great going for youngsters in golf in India. That’s great.