Asian Tour Yearbook: 2023

the rest in 2023, but also a steely determination and laser-like focus that no-one else was able to match. If his rivals had hoped to see a drop in the intensity of the former Georgia Tech University standout who won the US Amateur in 2019, they’d have been disappointed. In the immediate wake of his Qatar success, 25-year-old Ogletree said: “I’ve worked really hard this off-season, and have a lot of confidence because I work so hard. I don’t think anyone wants it more than me. I want to keep giving myself more opportunities and this is the route that I can do that. “Trying to win the Order of Merit here is my number one goal this year. That’s all I’m really focused on. And you’ve got to win to do that, so this feels great.” Nine months later, after his peers overwhelmingly selected him as winner of the Kyi Hla Han Award for the Player of the Year, Ogletree reflected on what he described as ‘a perfect year’, especially sweet having struggled to make an impact after turning pro in 2020, when he was hindered by a hip injury. He said: “The plan coming into the season, and all along, was to win and get back on LIV Golf. I managed to do that, which was very satisfying. I had a great schedule to play on the Asian Tour and I’ll cherish this year forever. “I treated every tournament I played as if it was a Major championship. That was the only thing we thought about and talked about. I had just one aim. I won towards the end of last season in Egypt and had a lot of momentum going into the off-season and was able to develop some good plans with my trainer (Kolby Tullier) and my swing coach (Tony Ruggiero).” 24