Former Asian Tour number one Shubhankar Sharma says he learnt a lot about himself thanks to the pandemic and that it is the Asian Tour where it all started for him in the latest “Our Time” videos, produced in collaboration with Tour partner Rolex.
“The last 18 months have been really tough on all the players,” said the 25-year-old Indian.
“Personally, I have learnt a lot about myself, about my game, just spending a lot of time on my own; playing a lot of scenarios in my head on how I can get better as a player.”
Sharma claimed the Asian Tour Order of Merit title in 2018 thanks to two victories: in the Joburg Open and the Maybank Championship.
Both of those events were co-sanctioned with the European Tour and while he is now benefitting by playing regularly on that circuit he says, in the video, that the Asian Tour is still very close to his heart.
“The Asian Tour is everything, that is where I started. From growing up in India, Asian Tour was the first Tour that I actually looked at and I was like this is where I want to play,” he said.
“I think the first time I played an Asian Tour event I was 17. I pretty much grew up watching the Asian Tour and I started my career properly on the Asian Tour. It means a lot; it’s very close to my heart. I still remember all the good times I spent there with my friends, they were happy times. And, I played quite well on the Asian Tour; I just have happy memories from it. I think the biggest thing is that it is just a fun atmosphere.
“Everyone is having fun; everyone is talking to each other. The Asian Tour definitely feels like family.”
Indian star says he took positives from the pandemic
Former Asian Tour number one Shubhankar Sharma says he learnt a lot about himself thanks to the pandemic and that it is the Asian Tour where it all started for him in the latest “Our Time” videos, produced in collaboration with Tour partner Rolex.
“The last 18 months have been really tough on all the players,” said the 25-year-old Indian.
“Personally, I have learnt a lot about myself, about my game, just spending a lot of time on my own; playing a lot of scenarios in my head on how I can get better as a player.”
Sharma claimed the Asian Tour Order of Merit title in 2018 thanks to two victories: in the Joburg Open and the Maybank Championship.
Both of those events were co-sanctioned with the European Tour and while he is now benefitting by playing regularly on that circuit he says, in the video, that the Asian Tour is still very close to his heart.
“The Asian Tour is everything, that is where I started. From growing up in India, Asian Tour was the first Tour that I actually looked at and I was like this is where I want to play,” he said.
“I think the first time I played an Asian Tour event I was 17. I pretty much grew up watching the Asian Tour and I started my career properly on the Asian Tour. It means a lot; it’s very close to my heart. I still remember all the good times I spent there with my friends, they were happy times. And, I played quite well on the Asian Tour; I just have happy memories from it. I think the biggest thing is that it is just a fun atmosphere.
“Everyone is having fun; everyone is talking to each other. The Asian Tour definitely feels like family.”
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