India's golfing heavyweight Jeev Milkha Singh will return to play in the Hero Honda Indian Open this year riding high on the crest of a wave following another outstanding season. Singh, who finished joint fifth in the British Masters at the weekend to move to number 58 in the world, will attempt to win his country's national Open for the first time when it tees off from October 9 to 12 at Delhi Golf Club. Having been in fine form already this year he will be strongly fancied at this year's tournament which has seen its prize money doubled to US$1million. Other marquee names already confirmed are Daniel Chopra from Sweden and Indian Jyoti Randhawa – winner of the past two Hero Honda Indian Opens. New Zealand's Mark Brown, who has won twice in India this year and leads the Asian Tour Order of Merit list, and last year's number one ranked player Liang Wen-chong from China are also competing. Singh played in the tournament last year finishing in joint 13th position. The result came during a season when he was not at the peak of his powers but this year he is back on track. He won the Bank Austria Open on the European Tour and the Sega Sammy Cup in Japan. The 36 year old is currently ranked number two on the Asian Tour Order of Merit and is placed 10th in Europe. However, it has been his performances in the Majors that have been most eye catching. For the second year in a row he made the cut in the US Masters and finished equal 25th while arguably his finest ever week since turning professional in 1993 came when he placed tied for ninth in the US PGA Championship – where he was the first round leader.
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