“I will play a practice round with Jeev (Milkha Singh, the only other Indian name on the tournament entry list),” Bhullar says, adding that he is looking ahead to Sunday when more players start turning up at the venue.

All charged up

“At the moment, we’re only 7-8 players who don’t have a tournament commitment this week, who’re out practising. But Sunday is when everyone is expected to start coming in, so I’m looking forward to it. But the buzz is already there, the set-up of the course, and just being here is charging me up,” Bhullar said. “The course is set up beautifully, and I’m going to enjoy playing the tournament immensely.”

Bhullar has been working with British caddy Andrew Dearden to give him a better insight of dealing with the battling weather conditions. “I’m working on by ball flight everyday, and Andrew has been helping me figure out the right clubs,” Bhullar said.

“The sun has been out the last two days, but the weather tends to be unpredictable and I will have to guard against getting affected by it.”