It’s been a while since I posted something in this space. Actually, I had no intention of making this blog look like a medical report, which has been the case with me as I struggled through my shoulder injury these last few months.

Finally, there is some good news. A couple in fact! Let me start with the medical update – after what seems like ages, I finally played a tournament without popping a single pain-killer during the four rounds. The shoulder held up for the entire week during the RBC Canadian Open, and I cannot put in words how much I enjoyed the feeling.

One person I have to credit for this transformation is Philippa Stewart. She has got magic in her hands and is easily one of the best physios in the business. I have known her since my early Asian Tour days and have always relied on her to revive me from the worst of injuries. After struggling for the last couple of months, I finally asked Philippa if she could join me on Tour for some time. I am glad she agreed.

The second news is that Kudrat and Harjai are going to join me shortly and I am looking forward to that. Kudrat hasn’t travelled with me for quite some time, and we wanted Harjai to be six months old before they left the care and comfort of our hometown Chandigarh. It can get quite lonely on the tour and having my family around will definitely add a lot of positivity to my mindset.

I am playing on the PGA Tour through to the Playoffs. After the Greenbrier Classic, I will play at Turning Stone as I have not made it to the Bridgestone. Looks like the PGA Championship is going to be rest days for me, and then the Wyndham. Hopefully, I will qualify for The Barclays by then.

On a separate note, my heartiest congratulations to Louis Oosthuizen for winning the Open Championship at St Andrews with an awesome performance. I feel so happy for him, as well as for Chubby and his entire ISM team for their first Major victory. I am sure it is the first of many more to come!