A win is round the corner,feels Jeev

“I am very much looking forward to playing a role in guiding the Royal Trophy into the future and,together with my Committee counterparts from Asia and Europe,in steering the Competition towards its fundamental values of promoting the game not only in major markets,but also in developing countries and regions with large populations,” added the winner of 19 professional career titles.

“I hope that in the not too distant future an edition of the Royal Trophy will be played in India providing a further boost for the promotion of our sport in my home country,” added the winner of three European Tour tournaments and holder of 16 professional wins in Asia.

The Royal Trophy Players’ Committee was recently expanded to include members from the Asian continent and is currently comprised of six-time Major winner Sir Nick Faldo,two-time Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal,former world number one player Ian Woosnam OBE,European Ryder Cupper Paul McGinley,the winner of 75 career titles Isao Aoki,two-time Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit champion Naomichi ‘Joe’ Ozaki and Jeev.

The next edition of the Royal Trophy will be held on December 14-16 at The Empire Hotel and Country Club in the Sultanate of Brunei. The Matches will be held as a tribute to the late Seve Ballesteros and the European and Asian Teams will be captained respectively by Jose Maria Olazabal and Naomichi ‘Joe’ Ozaki.

Cut-down in tourneys

Ace golfer also said that cutting down on the number of tournaments this season has helped him and exuded confidence of breaking his three-year old title drought anytime soon. Jeev,who last won in Japan in 2008,has completely recovered from his back injury,which plagued him for the last three years. “It helped to reduce the number of events. I used to play 40 weeks a year,but this season I will be playing 35 weeks. I was injured for the last three years but now my fitness is okay and game is also getting better,” Jeev said.

“I have been hitting the ball quite well. I have gained around 10 yards. I am also working on my putting and chipping. If I can improve on that count,I am sure a win will be round the corner,” he added.

Asked about his next tournament,Jeev said: “I have been playing for last five weeks in a row and so I took a two-week off. I will play the BMW-PGA Championship at Wentworth from May 24 next.”

Jeev,who turned 40 last December,said he wants to earn a place at the 2016 Olympics when golf makes its debut at the Games,to be held at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. “My dad (Milkha Singh) represented India in so many Olympics and my goal is to represent India at the 2016 Games. It would be a proud moment for me and my family,if a father and a son can represent India in two different sports.”