CIRCA 2017. A large gallery has gathered on the 10th hole of the DLF Golf & Country Club to follow Italian star Matteo Manassero. The 23-yearold-already a four-time winner on the European Tour- is known for his precision and course strategy. The challenging Gary Player layout striking departure from the event's favourite venue (the Delhi Golf Club) - is hosting the national open for the very first time. High winds on the opening day coupled with the exceptionally tricky greens have made things unpredictable and the course draws first blood against Manassero: two strokes on the opening hole. Suitably chastised, Manassero steadies the ship, and drops seven birdies en route to a creditable four-under 68 to lead the field."You have to be always in play, otherwise, there will be a lot of doubles. It is very easy to lose shots on this course," Manassero remarks after his first competitive outing on the course. Seeking to break a winless streak since his career-defining triumph at the 2013 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, Manassero fails to break par again that week and finishes tied third at the 2017 Hero Indian Open. That fifth win will have to wait.
At the time, no one, least of all Manassero, would have had an inkling just how long that elusive fifth win would take. Over the ensuing years, Manassero's results dried up and the once 25th-ranked player in the world plummeted as far down as 381 in the world rankings. Rock bottom came when he lost his full playing rights on the DP World Tour.
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