Jeev Milkha Singh, enjoying red-hot form this season, would be eyeing a Volvo Treble as he gets ready for the season-ending Volvo Masters of Asia at the Thai Country Club in Bangkok next week.
Jeev, who has already won the Volvo China Open and Volvo Masters of Europe this season, is looking for his third Volvo title.
One of the busiest players in the world, Jeev is already in top-50 of the world -- a goal he had kept to himself at the start of the year, when he was languishing in 376th place.
He has four worldwide victories and 18 top-10 finishes on three Tours -- Asian, European and Japan.
The Indian, who broke into the world's top-50 with victory in the Golf Nippon Series JT Cup in Japan last Sunday, can also become the first player to win Tour Championships on two Tours in the same season, if he grabs the title here.
"So far there have been two Vs and hopefully [by next week] there will be three Vs," said Jeev.
"That would be something special. That would be a treat for the yearend, my Christmas gift."
Jeev finished tied-40th in last year's Asian Tour season-ending Volvo Masters of Asia, a second round 79 knocking him right out of contention, but that poor outing has not dampened his enthusiasm for the December 14-17 tournament.
"It is an excellent golf course, definitely one of the best in Thailand. The course is very well kept and last year the rough was up a little. I hope they have more even rough this year because the greens are always great," said Jeev, who will celebrate his 35th birthday on the second day of the tournament.
"I was driving the ball very badly last year. I kept trying, kept trying, never gave up, but kept missing the fairways. But I am in much better form going into the tournament this year," Jeev said.
The Volvo Masters of Asia will be his 32nd event in 36 weeks starting from the Volvo China Open in April and his 40th tournament in 12 countries during a 2006 golf odyssey that has won him the respect of his peers.
He was a lowly 319th in the world rankings back in April and facing another year of struggle before a remarkable turnaround in his form and fortune saw him sweep titles in Asia, Europe and Japan.
"This year has been excellent. It's like a dream year. With four victories and winning the UBS Order of Merit, it is just perfect for me. I've worked hard and won the biggest tournament of my career, the Volvo Masters at Valderrama in Spain. That was excellent.
"I am glad that I proved something to myself and won on the big stage. That gave me a lot of trust and satisfaction. I personally feel that Asian players are good enough to win on any Tour in the world right now." Jeev said.
Jeev's compatriot Shiv Kapur is the defending champion of the USD 650,000 tournament where the top-60 players from the UBS Order of Merit are eligible to compete.
