Bhullar nurses Olympic dreams as he gets ready for Switzerland

The 24-year-old, who has won twice on the Asian Tour, and is widely considered as one of the rising talents of the region, plans to play almost every Asian Tour tournament from now till December.

He knows the best route to Rio would be through the Asian Tour which, through all of its events, offer official World ranking points. From next year, the Asian Development Tour, the secondary circuit for emerging stars in the region, will also receive world ranking points, which Bhullar reckons is a huge boost for the game in Asia.

"I need to get my ranking points up," said Bhullar, who is currently ranked 306th in the world.

"I hope to be there in 2016. I will be 28 then, much more mature and hopefully with more confidence. I hope to have more Asian Tour victories under my belt by then. Since golf's inclusion, the government of India has been very active and putting money into golf and I feel this is one game where we can produce a lot of golfers.

"Winning an Olympic medal, that would top everything. It will be the reward for all the hard work. If I can win a medal, golf will change totally in India," he said.

While preparing for the second half of the season, Bhullar spent hours watching the London Olympics on TV. He had tickets for some events, but cancelled because of personal reasons. But he now dreams of being in Rio in four years time when golf comes into the programme. (More)