Thailand ready to take on the world
Asian team tipped to dethrone Scotland
CHUAH CHOO CHIANG
Thongchai and Prayad also represented Thailand last year.
Lin Wen-tang's memorable victory in Hong Kong on Sunday highlighted a memorable past few weeks for the Asian Tour which also celebrated wins from India's Jeev Milkha Singh and Thailand's Prayad Marksaeng in Singapore and Japan respectively.
All three players will represent their nations at Mission Hills Golf Club and confidence is running high that an Asian nation can dethrone Scotland of their World Cup crown.
"Asian players are getting strong. Anybody can win tournaments these days. This week, we'll have a good chance as well. We'll try but sometimes, you need the element of luck to win," said Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee, who is a two-time Asian number one.
Last year, Thongchai partnered Prayad, who is fresh off a third victory of the season in Japan at the Dunlop Phoenix tournament, to finish tied 15th. The Thais will again wear coordinated colours this week in hope of enjoying a successful week at Mission Hills.
"If we can win the World Cup, it'll be very good for our country. We will try to win this week although it wont be easy. We'll be using the same colours, same golf bags, and our caddies will also be in same outfits. It's a team event and we want to act as a team," said Thongchai.
Lin will make his Omega Mission Hills World Cup debut for Taiwan where he will partner seasoned campaigner Lu Wen-teh, who is also making his first appearance in the prestigious team competition which was inaugurated in 1953.
After pulling off a memorable play-off victory at the UBS Hong Kong Open, Lin, who has risen to 51st on the world rankings, is hoping to ride on his rich vein of form to reproduce Taiwan's lone victory in the World Cup dating back to 1972.
"With the success of Asian players in recent weeks, there is a feeling that we can win the big events, even this week. Our confidence is high and we've got a feel good attitude now," said Lin, currently second on the Asian Tour's Order of Merit. >>> more >>
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