There will be a total of seven Indian golfers aiming for glory this week at the Barclays Singapore Open.

By Eugene YS Han at Sentosa

Starting this Thursday, the magnificent seven will be flying the flag for India and going up against a world-class field which includes the likes of world number two Phil Mickelson and world number six Padraig Harrington.

There is also the small matter of vying for the richest national Open in Asia with prize money of some US$5 million - the winner will receive US$833,330.

With defending champion Jeev Milkha Singh absent from the Sentosa Golf Club event, the spotlight will be on India's rising star Gaganjeet Bhullar. The 21-year-old will begin his quest to boost his credentials  as he tees-off with Nick Dougherty (England) and Charl Schwartzel (South Africa) at 1240 HKT (1010 India Standard Time).

Also watch out for C Muniyappa who won the Hero Honda Indian Open three weeks ago and has been grouped with Micheal Hoey of Northern Ireland and Ross McGowan of England. They will start at 1330 HKT (1100 IST).

2000 Singapore Open champion Jyoti Randhawa has been grouped with Prayad Markaseng (Thailand) and last year's runners-up Ernie Els (South Africa). Tee-off is at 0810 HKT (0540 IST).

Guarav Ghei, who finished joint 22^nd last year, is with Markus Breier (Australia) and Shane Lowry (Ireland). Tee-off is at 1350 HKT (1120 IST).

Shiv Kapur finished 31^st last year and he will tee-off with Rafael Ponce (Ecuador) and Chawalit Plaphol (Thailand) at 1210 HKT (0940 IST).

SSP Chowrasia, who will be aiming to improve on his 41^st finish last year, has been grouped with Paul McGinley (Ireland) and Thomas Levet (France). Tee-off is at 0830 HKT (0600 IST).

Digvijay Singh with start at 0850 HKT (0620 IST) Graeme Storm (England) and Danny Chia (Malaysia).

* ESPNSTAR.com's Ian Griffiths and Eugene YS Han will be at the Serapong Course in Sentosa during the course of the event. Catch the Barclays Singapore Open LIVE on STAR Sports starting from Thursday, October 29 at 1330 HKT.

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