Danny sticks to his old ways
professional Danny Chia has discovered that it’s a different ball game on the Japan Golf Tour (JGTO).
However, the 45-year-old is well prepped for this week’s Panasonic Open Championship in Osaka, Japan.
“I’ll be focusing my time on Japan, at least until June. I want to test myself there and see where I stand before the re-rankings on JGTO.”
“I had my first start in Japan last week (Token Homemate Cup in Nagoya) and unfortunately I missed the cut but I’m more familiar with this golf course (Ibaraki Country Club) and I hope to do better,” he said.
Danny has not had the best start to the season after four missed cuts at the Singapore Open, Myanmar Open, Maybank Championship and the Token Homemate Cup.
The 2015 Taiwan Masters champion admits that it has not been the best start but will not let that get the better of him.
“It has not been a good start for me this year and I think it’s because I’m still trying to experiment with my techniques. I’ve put a stop to it and have told myself to stick to what I’ve been doing in the past.
“I have not really been scoring but I managed to hit the ball a lot better now,” he said.
Danny will be joined by two other Malaysians, Ben Leong and Nicholas Fung, as they challenge the likes of six-time Asian Tour winner S.S.P. Chawrasia, Jeev Milkha Singh and Shiv Kapur of India, who is currently leading the Panasonic Swing ranking.
The Panasonic Open will see a field of 198 golfers contest for the US$1,370,000 (RM5.3million) prize purse.