Renovated course a challenge

Shiv Kumar, winner of the KGA Open at Bangalore, Amish Jaitha, winner of the AV Thomas Cup in Chennai and Northern India Open at Delhi, and Jasjeet Singh, winner at Chandigarhare expected to do well.

Amish, who is gunning for his third title in the eight-tournament Indian Golf Union IGU tour, talks of staying focused and giving it his best shot, and with a twinkle in his eye indicates a surprise in the days to come.

Among others who are winning material 8212; as golf is a game of ups and downs, are the talented juniors in Ashok Kumar and Shiv Kapoor 8212; both in their first year of senior amateur golf.

Ashok, 16, won the Erickson Asia-Pacific China Open, with an impressive 7-under score.

and bagging the IGU opener. Shiv, a year elder, wants to make the tourney a meet to remember. Similarly Jaideep, who is hungry for success after last winning the Western India Amateur at Mumbai in 1998, though not agreeing that he is at his optimum best asserts 8220;it8217;s high time I win something. It has been quite a while.8221;