Jack Singh Brar broke into the top 15 on the Road to Ras al Khaimah with his third top ten finish of the season in Italy last week and he insists his approach will remain the same, despite his aims for the year drastically changing.
The Englishman claimed a share of fourth at the Italian Challenge presented by Cashback World which catapulted him into 13thplace in the Rankings and he tees it up at this week’s Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge looking to cement his place in the top 15.
Singh Brar, playing in his maiden European Challenge Tour campaign after turning professional in September last year, was the top points scorer for Great Britain and Ireland in the 2017 Walker Cup, and after starting the season with modest aims he admits his goals have now altered somewhat.
“I didn’t have a proper category at the start of the year and had just eight starts,” said the 21 year old. “I was hoping to reach 25,000 points to hopefully be in category 3c next year.
“My first appearance in Turkey got me off to a great start really. Coming second there took a lot of pressure off and I’ve played really nicely since then. I’ve only missed one cut so far, which is good, and it was only by one shot in Spain as well.
“It’s a little different to amateur golf as it’s more week-to-week. I still like to take my breaks – I had two weeks off before the Italian Challenge, which obviously helped – but it’s been good.
“I’ve settled in quite nicely. With the start, it always helps with taking the pressure off and then I’ve just eased myself into it.
“Before the season, my aim was to just guarantee my status for next year and now I’m 13thon the Road to Ras al Khaimah. I can play in most of the events for the rest of the season so I just want to push on and stay in that top 15.
“My approach doesn’t change. Everything I’ve done so far has worked for me. I don’t think I’m going to change an awful lot. As it isn’t broken, I’m not going to change it.”
Despite the extended period of hot weather in France, the course at PGA Golf France du Vaudreuil is in excellent condition, according to Singh Brar, and he’s outlined what he believes is key to shooting low scores in Normandy.
“I’ve played the course and everywhere is so firm,” he said. “I was surprised it was so green, which is obviously a good thing because good shots won’t be punished as it doesn’t run off.
“They’re really small greens so if it was really firm it would’ve been hard to stick them on there. You’ve got to shape it around here, especially off the tee. Driving is a premium and then you’ve just got to hit those greens.
“It’s not a long course but I’m still hitting quite a few drivers. Obviously at a lot of courses you’d hit a three iron and shape it left-to-right or right-to-left but as soon as you get the driver off you haven’t got that many long shots to think about.”
