Bhullar has time to plan his journey: Ghei

Gaurav Ghei made history in 1997 by being the first Indian to qualify for the British Open.

Gaurav Ghei made history in 1997 by being the first Indian to qualify for the British Open. On Wednesday,he was thrilled with a brand new entrant Gaganjeet Bhullar making his way into the small band from the country to play in the worlds oldest Major.

This is absolutely fantastic for Gaganjeet. He has been on a great run recently,and this is a terrific achievement for him, Ghei said,speaking to The Indian Express.

Ghei was also glad that unlike him,Bhullar would be able to plan his journey to Scotland. When I made it in 1997,my qualifiers finished in the same week as the tournament was to begin. It gave me no chance to think about what I was doing. Bhullar can plan his calendar now,may be play a bit around Europe to get used to links courses, Ghei said.

The three-time Asian Tour winner,who had,however,failed to make the cut at the Major,said he hoped the youngster managed to make it to the weekend rounds.

Nitin Sharma

Nitin Sharma is an Assistant Editor with the sports team of The Indian Express. Based out of Chandigarh, Nitin works with the print sports desk while also breaking news stories for the online sports team. A Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award recipient for the year 2017 for his story ‘Harmans of Moga’, Nitin has also been a two-time recipient of the UNFPA-supported Laadli Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity for the years 2022 and 2023 respectively. Nitin mainly covers Olympics sports disciplines with his main interests in shooting, boxing, wrestling, athletics and much more. The last 17 years with The Indian Express has seen him unearthing stories across India from as far as Andaman and Nicobar to the North East. Nitin also covers cricket apart from women’s cricket with a keen interest. Nitin has covered events like the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the 2011 ODI World Cup, 2016 T20 World Cup and the 2017 AIBA World Youth Boxing Championships. An alumnus of School of Communication Studies, Panjab University, from where he completed his Masters in Mass Communications degree, Nitin has been an avid quizzer too. A Guru Nanak Dev University Colour holder, Nitin’s interest in quizzing began in the town of Talwara Township, a small town near the Punjab-Himachal Pradesh border. When not reporting, Nitin's interests lie in discovering new treks in the mountains or spending time near the river Beas at his hometown. ... Read More

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