Jeev Milkha Singh thrilled with T7 in Thailand Classic

March 13, 2016: After battling injury and a weary body, Jeev Milkha Singh saw years of hard work pay off this week at the Thailand Classic. The 44 year old Indian shot a brilliant 67 in the final round to finish in T7, his first top ten finish since the Thailand Championships in 2011.

Jeev spoke with the Asian Tour immediately after his round at the Black Mountain Golf Course.

Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) – Final round 67 (-5), Total 277 (-11)

How would you reflect on a nice week?
It’s been great to come back to this position. I’ve been working hard. I thought I found it at the Maybank Championship Malaysia but it’s taken a few weeks. At last it’s here. I’m happy with how it’s ended here, 11 under par in windy conditions. Hopefully it’s my first top 10 of the year and a lot more to come.

The signs were always there?
The game has been there and I putted really well this week, that’s why I shot the numbers I had this week. In this game, the most important thing is trust. After the first round, I found something in my putting and I rolled it beautifully the last three days.

How hard was it during the tough times?
You just have to keep your chin up and try every single day. I kept doing that. The last few weeks, I wasn’t doing good and I said “hey, I can’t let myself go down again like that and I just gave it a go and it worked out well.

Excited about next week (Hero Indian Open)?
For sure, playing in front of home crowd, there’s always going to be pressure but it’s good pressure so that you can perform better and prove yourself and please all the crowds that support you. It’s a good week to look forward to because I take a lot of positive from out of this week.

Talk about the venue?
I’ve played at Delhi Golf Club since the age of nine and it’s not changed. There’s a lot of history to it, it’s a course where you need a lot of patience and you need to be strong mentally. Some holes, you want to go for it but you have to make sure you keep it in play and make your pars and move on. The event is now part of the Asian Tour and European Tour which shows the event has moved up and the field is going to be excellent next week and I’m looking forward to it.

Is your game suited to that course?
I’m hitting it well and putting well. Looking forward to next week and hopefully it will be a good week again.