Spirited Gaganjeet Bhullar eyes Omega Masters

September 4, 2013. India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar will mark his return to the Omega European Masters with all the hallmarks of a champion when the €2.1 million, showpiece event in Crans Montana, Switzerland gets underway on Thursday.

Beaming with new vigor after being conferred prestigious sporting honor, Arjun Award, Bhullar is set to make his mark with Swiss campaign.

“My golf is good and I just want to try to win every single tournament that I play,” said Bhullar.

[highlight] I’ve been feeling good as I played well at the Avantha Masters and I just got felicitated with the Arjuna award by the President of India which is a big achievement for me [/highlight]

The 25-year-old is now determined to repay the faith bestowed on him by putting up a worthy performance befitting of his status as one of India’s finest golfers.

“I’ve been feeling good as I played well at the Avantha Masters and I just got felicitated with the Arjuna award by the President of India which is a big achievement for me. It was like a dream come true as it’s the second highest award for an Indian sports person,” said the Chandigarh boy.

Placed at No. 2 on the Asian Tour Order of Merit, Bhullar also believes the Omega European Masters will provide him with the opportunity to overtake or narrow the gap with merit leader Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand.

“I know the gap is big but there’re several big tournaments coming up and you never know. Golf is a funny game. Two, three good weeks and you can definitely win the Order of Merit,” said Bhullar.

The Omega European Masters, only tournament on European soil to be jointly sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour, will mark the start of the second half of the Asian Tour season.

The Asian tour will be represented by 25 Asian Tour winners, India’s Jeev Milkha Singh and Thailand’s Thaworn Wiratchant and Thongchai Jaidee are some other star attractions.

The European Tour will feature the likes of Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn, Italy’s Matteo Manassero, Major winner Padraig Harrington of Ireland, 2010 Omega European Masters champion Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain as well as Scotland’s Paul Lawrie and Richie Ramsay who will be returning to defend his title.