145;Perseverance paid off146;

8216;8216;I have always told him to work hard, reminding him of the Tiger Woods saga. If he Woods can spend eight hours a day training why can8217;t you? When you lose for such a long time, frustration does set in. But not with Jeev because he never gave up the hope. In fact, I had even told him to quit at one point but he refused saying he would overcome this bad phase. I am happy he did and am sure he will win more tournaments,8221; Milkha said.

It was not just Milkha who knew that Jeev would never give-up. The No. 1 lady golfer in India, Irina Brar, said she was sure that Jeev would come out of the bad patch he was going through. 8216;8216;The stress in the pro circuit so huge that it can hamper anyone8217;s game. But Jeev is a fighter and we are behind him 100 per cent,8221; said Irina.

8216;8216;I think Jeev8217;s peak has just begun and all it takes is one win to bring that confidence back in a player,8221; she pointed out.

There was a consensus on this issue as another Chandigarh golfer Harinder Gupta, who is currently playing the Hero Golf Chandigarh Open, said,8221; Jeev is an idol for all of us in Chandigarh and we believe his best is yet to come.8221;