Shanghai: Pitted against world No 1 golfer Tiger Woods, top Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh intends to prove his mettle at the US$ 5 million HSBC Champions tournament starting on Thursday.
Jeev, the current Asian Tour number one, has been handed a dream pairing with Woods in the opening two rounds at Sheshan International Golf Club and is relishing at the prospect of going head-to-head with the planet's best player.
"I'm obviously excited to be paired with Tiger. It's for the first time that I'm going to play with him and hopefully I can learn something and see how he manages the golf course," said Jeev, who will be joined by England's Paul Casey as the third member of the marquee pairing.
"It's going to be an exciting day and I look forward to such a day. I think it's a reward that I'm playing with Tiger with the performances that I've had this year. It's going to be an experience for me. I have a lot of respect for him because I think he's done a lot for the game of golf worldwide."
Jeev's Shanghai showdown with the American superstar, a 12-time Major winner, will be closely watched as the Indian star has been Asia's most in-form player this season.
He secured a monumental triumph at the European Tour's season-ending Volvo Masters in Spain a fortnight ago. Earlier, he had ended his seven-year winless drought at the co-sanctioned Volvo China Open in Beijing.
That win in April sparked a remarkable turnaround in Jeev's career and he rode on his new-found confidence to post 13 other top-10s on the Asian, Japan and European Tours this year.
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