LIV Golf League star Richard Bland admits his ‘internal self perception’ is sky excessive going into Worldwide Collection England at Foxhills Membership & Resort, as he seems to proceed a surprise season that has introduced back-to-back senior main titles.
The Cleeks GC participant romped to victory within the Senior PGA Championship again in Might and adopted that up the following month with a nail-biting sudden-death play-off victory on the US Senior Open.
The 51-year-old additionally seems set to safe his place within the Lock Zone, the highest 24 of the star-studded LIV Golf League, due to quite a lot of sturdy performances this season. And he’s hopeful of constant that type within the fourth occasion on The Worldwide Collection this season on the Longcross course in Surrey.
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Bland, who has blossomed since claiming the British Masters crown in 2021 in his 478th begin aged 48, mentioned: “While you get that win, you understand ‘sure, I can do that’. It doesn’t imply that you’ll develop into conceited or cocky with it or something like that, you simply have that internal perception, when the chips are down.
“It’s only a good type of feeling. Brooks Koepka (the Smash GC captain and five-time main winner), most likely feels 10 occasions what I really feel like. He should assume he’s bulletproof. It’s good to have that confidence and perception in your self, to know ‘sure I can do that’.
Bland, who lives simply quarter-hour away from the course in Surrey, tees off at 11:50 alongside RangeGoats GC participant Thomas Pieters and Jason Kokrak of Smash GC.
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He’s impressed with the set-up on The Worldwide Collection, and believes the elevated Asian Tour-sanctioned occasions, are serving to to supply elite-level gamers akin to Andy Ogletree, the American who received the rankings final season and earned a spot on Phil Mickelson’s HyFlyers GC.
He mentioned: “It’s unbelievable, it’s nice that you just get among the LIV gamers to strengthen the fields, it’s a actual alternative for the fellows that play on the Asian Tour.
“I’ve performed on the Asian Tour for 25 years now, and they’re at all times an amazing place to go. I like the meals, love the various cultures, the completely different programs, the grasses that they get to play. It’s a unbelievable alternative to have the ability to play on the most effective excursions on the planet. It’s a actual golden ticket.
“You may see with Andy Ogletree, he received final yr, and he’s placing some good performances just lately on LIV. It takes a little bit of time to search out your ft on LIV however he appears to be doing that now. I performed with him a few occasions and he’s a hell of a participant. The Asian Tour goes from power to power and it’s good to see.”
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