Sometimes there is a major mismatch between the way one plays and the way one scores. The last two days have been somewhat like that. I don't think I am playing badly, it is just that the scorecard tells a different tale. The net result has been that after rounds of 77 and 72, I am out for the week at the 50th edition of the Hero Indian Open.
Missing the cut is never a pleasant feeling, no matter how big or how small an event is. Professional golfers tee up with just one goal in mind – and that is to win.
On Friday I started well with birdies on first and third and I had a good feeling that I could fight back. Then the bogey on seventh and birdie on eighth still kept me in, even though some of the shots were not coming off and the putting didn't work.
A double bogey on 14th, which is normally a birdie hole put a lid on my challenge. That double was like a swing of three shots and if there was any chance of making the cut at two-over, this one hole ended it.
This is just one of those weeks, that I will have put behind me and work on things for the coming events.
If you think the pressure of playing the Hero Indian Open got to me, I don't think so. Because even though there is premium on the National Open, once you tee up all such thoughts go to the back of the mind.
It is nice to see Rahil Gangjee up there at eight-under though he has a couple of holes to play, and SSP Chowrasia has made a good comeback with 69-68 and has a good shot at the DGC where he has done so well.
Talking of doing well at the DGC, Siddikur is having a great time. Two rounds of 66 is superb and he is in command at 12-under and right behind him is Chapchai Nirat, who once shot 32-under at Classic, when I was second behind him. It should be a good battle between both. But believe me, an Indian win cannot be ruled out. Anirban Lahiri, Shiv Kapur, Chiragh, Jyoti are all capable of pulling their weight on the last two days. Then there are the likes of Shankar Das, always a dangerous player.
Scores: -12 Mohd. Siddikur (BAN) (66, 66); -10 Chapchai Nirat (THA) (66, 68); -8 Adam Groom (AUS) (69, -5*), Rahil Gangjee (IND) (66, -2*); -7 Angelo Que (PHI) (69, 68), SSP Chowrasia (IND) (69, 68), Shankar Das (IND) (67, -2*)
*Second round incomplete
Missing the cut is never a pleasant feeling, no matter how big or how small an event is. Professional golfers tee up with just one goal in mind – and that is to win.
On Friday I started well with birdies on first and third and I had a good feeling that I could fight back. Then the bogey on seventh and birdie on eighth still kept me in, even though some of the shots were not coming off and the putting didn't work.
A double bogey on 14th, which is normally a birdie hole put a lid on my challenge. That double was like a swing of three shots and if there was any chance of making the cut at two-over, this one hole ended it.
This is just one of those weeks, that I will have put behind me and work on things for the coming events.
If you think the pressure of playing the Hero Indian Open got to me, I don't think so. Because even though there is premium on the National Open, once you tee up all such thoughts go to the back of the mind.
It is nice to see Rahil Gangjee up there at eight-under though he has a couple of holes to play, and SSP Chowrasia has made a good comeback with 69-68 and has a good shot at the DGC where he has done so well.
Talking of doing well at the DGC, Siddikur is having a great time. Two rounds of 66 is superb and he is in command at 12-under and right behind him is Chapchai Nirat, who once shot 32-under at Classic, when I was second behind him. It should be a good battle between both. But believe me, an Indian win cannot be ruled out. Anirban Lahiri, Shiv Kapur, Chiragh, Jyoti are all capable of pulling their weight on the last two days. Then there are the likes of Shankar Das, always a dangerous player.
Scores: -12 Mohd. Siddikur (BAN) (66, 66); -10 Chapchai Nirat (THA) (66, 68); -8 Adam Groom (AUS) (69, -5*), Rahil Gangjee (IND) (66, -2*); -7 Angelo Que (PHI) (69, 68), SSP Chowrasia (IND) (69, 68), Shankar Das (IND) (67, -2*)
*Second round incomplete
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