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GOLF: ASIAN TOUR: VOLVO DIARY: HUME HAPPY TO BE IN BANGKOK

/noticias.info/ Bangkok, December 14: Scotsman Barry Hume was the last player to qualify for the Volvo Masters of Asia, thanks to South African Anton Haig.

Haig declined to play in the US$650,000 season-ending event, exclusive to Asia's top-60 players, and was removed from the UBS Order of Merit as he did not play the minimum number of events.

In a diary from Thai Country Club, Hume talks about his opening round's effort and also why he's delighted to be in Bangkok.

By Barry Hume

I actually started quite nicely. I felt like I was hitting the ball very well and then I missed a couple of fairways. Bogeyed the tough par three at the sixth and then missed a couple of fairways for bogeys. I struggled for a while and whenever I missed a fairway, I would drop a shot. Driving is normally the strongest part of my game but recently it's been fairly poor. I'll need to work on it.

It's nice that there's no cut this week. I'll just try to get myself back into the tournament again tomorrow.

You always want to be at the Volvo Masters of Asia which is the number one goal at the start of the season. At least I'm here now. I thought I had missed my chance of finishing inside the top-60 of the UBS Order of Merit. I figured it would all hinge on one tournament, the UBS Hong Kong Open. I thought if I made the cut there, I would get into the top-60.

Barry Hume finishes on the 18th at the Thai Country ClubBut I missed the cut by one shot in Hong Kong and I thought there was no way I would get into the top-60. I assumed I had to go back to qualifying school, if I decided to go back.

I later found out on Sunday morning back in Scotland that Anton wasn't going to play his minimum events. It was officially announced on Monday and it changed everything for me. From not knowing where to play or if I'll play next year, I'll have every start that I want.

I hadn't entered the Qualifying School. I wasn't thinking about entering yet as I was going to take 10 days or so to decide if I wanted to go back, if I wanted to play tournament golf again. I felt like I just had enough. I played well this year and that it could have been I wouldn't have gotten anywhere.

I would have been back to where I had 12 months ago. I was starting to wonder if I was good enough to do it or if I wanted to put myself through it all again.

I was mulling things over and then I found out I was fine. I was delighted.

This year, I've had a couple of top-10s which was fairway successful and that was why it was hard to decide if I wanted to do it again if I had missed my card. I felt like it was a decent year for me and if I was 61st, I would have been no where. To finish 60th changed everything and made me feel like I got what I felt I deserved. notas_de_prensa_archivo