India's highest ranked golfer Jeev Milkha Singh talks about his game and off-course activities

Golf has not been in the news for the right reasons thanks to Tiger Woods' off-the-course exploits. But that has not stopped Jeev Milkha Singh, India highest ranked golfer, from hoping that parents will encourage their kids to take up the sport. It is believed that only the rich take to the sport but Jeev cited his own middle-class example and stressed how both his parents gave him the encouragement for golf.

On the occasion of the launch of Callaway Golf India, Jeev Milkha Singh, now the golf accessory manufacturers' brand ambassador, spoke to MiD DAY yesterday. Callaway will now be available in India. Excerpts from an interview: