Laser surgery – to help you to see your game better

Most golfers avoid wearing glasses on the course, unless these are specifically designed for the game. Lenses, the only other option, are worn by a majority of players and often cause problems. While competing on the ladies tour, there were times when the round would come to an abrupt halt. The playing partner would then be instructed to spread out her hands under a protruding eyeball while the troublesome lens was dropped, retrieved, cleaned and replaced before the next shot was struck.

However, these are an equally important part of the equipment. One year during the ladies Northern India there was a lot of confusion at the starters desk because local golfer Shruti Khanna had forgotten her lenses. She frantically called home so that they could be delivered before her tee off time was announced.

The doctor who improved Jeev’s vision now heads for the US Open which is partly sponsored by a laser company. Without a doubt, there will be many more harassed golfers who will readily drop their lenses.

While information and technology from the West is changing the way we play, Asian sportspersons could do with comfort. The successful APGA tour is probably the only circuit which requires a player to accumulate numerous visas before each trip, and would do well to adopt a single Asian visa, just as it is in Europe.

Golfers usually carry passports thickened by extra booklets and pages. A six-week trip means a visit to as many embassies and often the tour takes them to the same cities three to four times a year. As a result, most of their time off is equally divided between chasing the travel agent and practicing.

Therefore, a multiple entry visa stamped at the beginning of each season will not only save the embassies and passport offices a lot of trouble but also make life a lot easier for the players, officials and the media who have to go through the grind before each event.

LASt WEEK’S RESULTS

PGA: Shell Houston Open
Winner: Robert Allenby
EPGA: Peugeot Open de Espana
Winner: Brian Davis
APGA: Maekyung Daks Open
Winner:Kang-Wook Soon
Indians: Amritinder Singh 15th
Arjun Atwal 39th
COMING UP:
PGA: GTE Byron Nelson Classic
Senior PGA: Nationwide Championship
EPGA: Benson and Hedges International Open
Buy.Com Tour: Buy.Com Richmond Open
LPGA: Electrolux USA Championship
Golfer of the week: Kang-Wook Soon
After a bad start – missing the cut at his first event on the APGA tour – Kang-Wook Soon returned with a vengeance to win the Maekyung Daks Open in Korea last week