Breaking: Shiv qualifies for US Open

May 26, 2014. A year after qualifying for The_Open Shiv Kapur has now qualified for @usopengolf to be played at Pinehurst, North Carolina. Kapur, who carded four under 68 on the Old Course, will be playing the US Open for the first time in his career. “This means a lot to me especially since I came so close to qualifying for the US Open in 2004. Ten years down my dream has come true and how,” said Kapur in an exclusive interview with golfingindian.com from Englans. “I have qualified after playing some tough golf in brutal conditions and cold and windy weather. Playing these 36 holes and making a comeback after the kind of golf I played at Wentworth at the BMW Championship, I am pleased with my performance.”

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Kapur is ready to mix it with the best players in the world after completing a dream 48 hours in Surrey by  getting through the qualifier for next month’s US Open. Kapur friend and golf partner on ocassion, cricketer Dean Jones said, “So happy for my mate Shiv Kapur qualifying for the US Open today with a -5 under! It has been a big day for India! #USOpenQualifying”

The weather conditions Kapur shared were tough and challenging, making his qualifying much more satisfying. “I expected the worst but I realised how bad the weather was when I saw that the Irishmen and English were complaining about the wet cold conditions. It was a constant stop and start and later it was colder and rainy. However, all this made it all the more satisfying for me to qualify. When you can make it after playing in such conditions, it tells you, you are ready for the big stage.”

As a Callaway ambassador, Kapur was hailed by the India head of marketing Prashant Singh who said, “We are extremely excited about Shiv making it to the US open . This is a great moment for golf in India. Shiv is extremely talented and what he did at the British Open last year was sensational. Congratulations and best wishes to Shiv. Play well !”

Ten players have already qualified, with the last four places being fought out in a sudden death play-off by six players.

Qualifiers: 136 Shane Lowry (Irl); 137 Niclas Fasth (Swe), Simon Griffiths (Wal), Garth Mulroy (Rsa); 139 Max Kieffer (Ger), Shiv Kapur (Ind), Graeme Storm (Eng), Chris Doak (Sco), Brooks Koepka (USA).

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