My family was always behind me and still is. My fortunes turned around in 1993, the year I turned pro. I won the MCAA Division II Collegiate championship while in Abilene Christian University, which was an All-American Honor. It was a big achievement in my life, and from then, onwards I started playing on the Malaysian circuit and with some good performance, I got invitation to play in bigger tournaments. I won my first professional title in 1995.
Golf is definitely in upward swing in the country.
There is a lot of potential. There are so many young golfers who are doing well in the circuit, like Arjun Atwal, Jyoti Randhawa, Gaurav Ghai, Arjun Singh and others are coming up. So there is lot of rivalry amongst the players, which is good for the game. I think Indian golfers are now a real threat in Asia. On the Asian PGA tour, you have Indians regularly finishing among the top.