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Angelo
Que is taking a step back and is thinking about the
unique brand of golf that will come his way starting
today. He knows there’s plenty of competition and
experience at the British Open Championship that tees
off at the Royal Birkdale in Southport, England.
Que also
realizes that he will have strike the ball pretty well
to steer clear of the windy and long 7,173-yard-course’s
tight-bunkered fairways. He also has to have a very hot
putter to deliver those birdie scores in the most
difficult of greens.
But he
only has one strategy—just play well enough to make the
cut and then take his game to a whole new level in the
third round—that is, if he gets past the halfway mark.
“Birkdale will be a new challenge for me. This is the
first time I’ll be playing in a links-type layout. But
as of late, I’ve been in form and I have been hitting
solid shots and putts, which give me a little bit of
advantage,” Que told the BusinessMirror.
The
Asian Tour star is as wary of the winds that might come
this week.
“If the
strong winds come, you can’t even stand still when
you’re putting here. I have accustomed myself on courses
like this, but it’s a very different feeling here,
especially with the presence of the world’s best
golfers,” Que also said.
He was
referring to guys like defending champion Padraig
Harrington, Sergio Garcia and Ernie Els, to name a few.
In the Asian Tour side, there’s China’s Liang Wen-chong,
Thailand’s Prayad Marksaeng, Malaysia’s Danny Chia and
Singaporean Lam Chih Bing.
Despite
the presence of those superstars, Que maintains that he
will remain cool and composed to relieve him of some of
the pressure as the Philippines’ lone entry in the
season’s last major.
“Be
assured that I’ll be pouring 100 percent of
determination on this one. Although it’s going to be an
uphill climb, I want to give myself a chance of making
our country proud,” he added. |
