Last year’s International Series Order of Merit winner Scott Vincent made a steady start to the International Series Singapore with a three-under round of 69 which left him five strokes off first-round leader David Puig.
Here, the Zimbabwean talks about how he maintains focus, his thoughts on form, and the strength of The International Series and Asian Tour.
Q: You’re three-under for the round, five behind the leader — do you feel that’s a good spot to be in?
A: Sure, but the scoreboard for me is something I try not to focus too much on. I’m out there every shot, trying to give best for each single shot. That’s what I try to practise every day, and out on the course it is another opportunity to do that. All I try to do is hit the best shot I can, from where ball is, and we see how it goes from there.
Q: You had such a strong finish in LIV Golf Singapore at Sentosa earlier this year (fourth after a second-round 62) and last year here you led after round one (with an eight-under 64). Is it something in particular about Singapore?
A: I can’t say it is something particular, but I do love coming here. We stay with some amazing people, they are from Zimbabwe and so it is very homely for us. They treat us really well, it is fun to stay with them and it is great to stay around people that make you feel very comfortable.
Q: You were in great form last year, coming in off a win in England. You started like a train in the first round last year, do you feel in the same form at this stage of the current season?
A: Form comes and goes as golf has its ups and downs. That’s not really what we try to focus on, it is a process and every day is an opportunity to try and get better. Form is almost irrelevant and scores are almost relevant, we are out there trying to get better.
Q: Once again it is a deep field on another International Series event, do you enjoy that aspect?
A: Absolutely. I agree, looking at the field there are some really strong people and big names and it is great. It is good for the Asian Tour and it is good for us as competitors to have people push us to a better level of golf. It certainly helps, and I think it is good for those players too, to come out and see what the Asian Tour is about, and its strength. The Asian Tour is the tour I started on, so I love it. I love coming back and playing here and it is good to come back and see it moving in such a positive direction.
