Anirban Lahiri, who has three Asian Tour victories to his name, says he is ready to win his first title outside India as he prepares to lead a dozen Indians at the USD 750,000 CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters starting here tomorrow.
The field at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club includes 11 other Indians -- Shiv Kapur, Digvijay Singh, Himmat Rai, C Muniyappa, Jyoti Randhawa, Sujjan Singh, Rahil Gangjee, Ajeetesh Sandhu, Abhijit Chadha, Shankar Das and Chiragh Kumar.
Lahiri felt the course suits his style and that he was ready to win outside India in a field that includes the last two British Open champions Ernie Els, who won in 2012 and Darren Clarke, winner in 2011.
Lahiri said, "This golf course suits my style. I remember coming here the first year a few years ago and I didn't do very well. I was trying very hard and last year, I kind of eased into the golf course and let it happen. I think I got to do more of the same this year. It's a little more demanding off the tee because the rough are a little higher.
"The more I try to force it, the tougher it's going to get and I just got to go out there and play my game. I know I'm good enough to win and I've the game to win anywhere, whether it's India, Indonesia or Malaysia or even in Europe."
On the familiarity with a course, he added, "As far as putting it together in 72 holes, if you can do that and you can shoot the same numbers, it doesn't matter where you're playing.
"For me, the focus is to go out there, enjoy my golf and just stick to the basics and keep it in play. The moment we get onto the golf course, we're not thinking about factors like whether I've won here or there.
