Jeev Milkha Singh reckons Dubai Desert Classic as the tournament which he has played most number of times in his career and said it is one trophy that he would love to have in my Cabinet.
The 42-year-old Indian veteran, who has four European Tours win amongst his 20-odd internationals victories, will this week be playing the event for the 16th time in his professional career that started back in 1993.
Speaking of his tryst with Dubai, Jeev said: "I am not sure, but it must at least be around 15 times and around the time I turned professional, apart from the Majors, this was the event everyone used to talk about and I came here for the first time in 1996."
"I love the event and outside of the Majors and WGC and the Indian Open, this is one Trophy that I would to love to have in my Cabinet," said Jeev, who missed the event four times (2003, 2005 and 2006) due to injuries and on a couple of occasions when he had lost his European Tour card.
"Over the years I have made so many friends and been here countless times. It is quite easily the most familiar place for me other than home and I keep coming here and to Abu Dhabi almost every year," adds Jeev, who has also played once at the Dubai World Championships and eight out of nine editions of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championships.
For the record, Barry Lane is the only player to have featured in each of the past edition of the Dubai Desert Classic, while Colin Montgomerie has missed just one.
Gaganjeet Bhullar and Shiv Kapur are the other two Indian challengers in the field.
Bhullar has just earned his card this year through winnings in tournaments which have been co-sanctioned by Asian and European Tours, while Shiv returned to the Tour via the Challenge Tour after a gap in 2013.
