After spending a couple of years in the USA, Rahil Gangjee returned to the Asian tour this season and the Indian golfer said though the experience has given him an "edge" over others, he is still looking for that elusive big victory.
"I think I have an edge over others here because of the experience which I got in web.Com. There you have to dig deep, you have to score 20-under consistently there. Scoring a five-under or four-under is like a par, so competition is tough," Gangjee told reporters on the eve of the BILT Open championship starting at Jaypee Greens tomorrow.
"I was a little rusty initially, when I changed from USA to Asian tour, here it is tougher golf courses. In web.Com, they set the golf courses same every week, it is wide fairways, short rough and soft greens. So it doesn't make a difference if you are hitting 4-Iron or 7-iron to the greens.
"But here the wind changes, it rains sometimes, it is hot sometimes, the greens are firm sometimes, so adaptation is happening always. You are just honing your skills and that makes a confident golfer. But in America, everybody is so good that they go 5 or 6 under everyday. So that is the difference. But I am looking for the big W this year," added the 2004 Volkswagen Masters winner.
Gangjee had earned his card through the Asian tour Qualifying School early this year. Recently, he was in contention for a title in the Macau Open when he was tied fourth after the third round.
Asked about his game, Gangjee said: "I am satisfied so far with my game but I am still looking for the big W. I need a little bit of tweaking in my mind. In Macau, I slipped in last round and Arjun (Atwal) was playing with Anirban (Lahiri), who shot nine-under and I shot one-over, so he said 'we need to talk'.
