NEW DELHI: The Delhi Golf Club opens its gates once again to the finest Asian Tour players. There are tales to unfold as the club's eponymous tournament tees off on Thursday, presenting opportunities for homegrown golfers and chances for journeymen to relive the past.
Remember Rikard Karlberg? The Swede, 23 then, captured everyone's imagination back in 2010 by winning two events at the Lodhi course. Like many who ignited their career in India, Karlberg skyrocketed to success on the European Tour only for his career to be grounded by a debilitating infection in 2017. "I was in the top 70 in the world, and from there you want to go into the top 50. So, I worked very hard despite the infection … I should have probably rested it. Later, it was constant fever for 100 days, and in the end, I basically passed out and then I couldn’t get out of bed for six months."
