Arjun Atwal

India

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October 3, 2013. India’s Arjun Atwal will be finally back in action on the Asian Tour with the CJ Invitational Hosted by KJ Choi in Korea next week. He will then move to Macau to play at the Venetian Macau Open later this month.

 

The former Asian number one, who is the first Indian to win on the PGA Tour when he claimed victory at the 2010 Wyndham Championship, is returning from a six-week layoff to recuperate from injuries, which has plagued his 2013 season.

 

“I’m just excited to come back to Asia to play again and see some faces I haven’t seen in a while. I want to also try to gain back some confidence in my game,”said Atwal.

 

[highlight] I will get about eight starts on the PGA Tour and Web.Com Tour next season which is through my past champion’s category. And then I will try to play some on the Asian Tour [/highlight]

The 40-year-old will tee up in the US$750,000 CJ Invitational Hosted by KJ Choi, to be held at the Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Club from October 10 to 13. He will next head to the Macau Golf and Country Club for the US$800,000 Venetian Macau Open, where four-time Major champion Ernie Els and defending champion Gaganjeet Bhullar are also contenders.

 

Atwal won the Order of Merit in 2003 to become India’s first Asian number one before finding fame in the United States. Injuries have curtailed his career in the past few years, which restricted his schedule to 18 tournaments on the PGA Tour and Web.Com Tour this year, based on his past champion’s status.

 

“I took six weeks off from golf to heal. It’s the longest break that I’ve taken since turning professional. I’m feeling better now … getting old!” said Atwal.

 

“I will get about eight starts on the PGA Tour and Web.Com Tour next season which is through my past champion’s category. And then I will try to play some on the Asian Tour,” he added.

 

The Arjun Award winnerand a pro since 1995, has registered seven Asian Tour victories in his illustrious career, the last being the Maybank Malaysian Open in 2008.

 

 

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