Swimming Olympian & 3-time National Champion Rehan Poncha Wants To Excel In Golf.
GDI: When did you start playing golf? What prompted you to take up golf so seriously after you left swimming?
RP: At the end of 2012, I was on an extended swim break as my mind and body needed the rest. But I was getting really restless! I began golf just to pass time at my father’s suggestion, but instead I fell in love with the game. Competition is in my blood after so many years and before I knew it, I found myself training to compete and wanting to excel here too!
GDI: How often do you play and practice nowadays? Who are the good players you practice with?
RP: I enjoy trying out new courses and play at courses across the world – wherever work and leisure take me. I practice mainly at the Poona Golf Club and the Willingdon Sports Club, sometimes at BPGC course in Mumbai and the Oxford course in Pune. Training through a week consists of 5 to 6 days of golf (6 to 8 hours a day) and three sessions in the gym as well.
GDI: Have you played in any tournaments? What’s your best-ever score?
RP: I’ve played a few corporate and club tournaments. I hope to play the amateur qualifiers next year. My best score at a tournament has been a 6-over-par.
GDI: You are already a swimming Olympian. What do you think of golf’s return as an Olympic sport?
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