It's Been a Tough Phase of my Career: Gaganjeet Bhullar
While Ganganjeet Bhullar was nursing his injury, compatriot Anirban Lahiri took a giant step in international golf, winning two European Tour titles in three weeks -- the Maybank Malaysia Open and Hero Indian Open this month.
Still recovering from a wrist injury that kept him away from the game for two months, Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar on Wednesdau said that it has been a tough phase of his career which tested his patience.
After tearing a ligament in his left wrist in September, Bhullar was in a cast for 21 days.
The Kapurthala lad was sidelined for nearly two months and even though he made a comeback at Indonesia Open, his game has never been the same.
"I was playing very well till September last year until the wrist injury happened. The injury had a major impact on my game and I wasn't at my best from there on," he said ahead of this week's Golconda Masters Golf Championship.
"It's been a tough phase of my career. It's been frustrating and my patience has been tested. I've almost recovered from the ligament tear injury now and there is not as much pain as I had earlier. Fortunately, I didn't need to alter my swing."
Five-time winner at the Asian Tour, Bhullar will be one of the high-profile golfers to play at the the inaugural event to be held at the newly-transformed Hyderabad Golf Club.
"The Hyderabad Golf Club is in great shape and the weather conditions are perfect so we can look forward to an exciting week of golf," he said.
"Putting will be the key this week as the greens are quite challenging. It's important where you place your ball especially on the greens. I love the layout of this course. It's unique and unlike most other courses in the country."
While Bhullar was nursing his injury, compatriot Anirban Lahiri took a giant step in international golf, winning two European Tour titles in three weeks -- the Maybank Malaysia Open and Hero Indian Open this month.
Talking about Lahiri, Bhullar said: "Anirban Lahiri's recent successes are the best thing to happen to Indian golf. We needed someone in the top-50 for the game to grow further in the country.
"I'm very happy for him since we've played a lot together since our junior days. I'm confident India will produce many more champions in the coming years."