While age may have slowed him down, Boonchu still possesses one of the most classic golf swings in the game and it nearly earned him victory at the Brunei Open two weeks ago when he lost in a play-off.

'I've got two King's Trophy, so I want at least one Queen's Cup,' said Boonchu, a five-time Asian Tour winner.

While Boonchu is still going strong, India's Amandeep Johl is scaling down his playing days, saying his desire to compete has waned in recent months. 'Over the past few months, I've not woken up in the morning with the urge to head to the golf course. I never thought that such a stage would come in my life,' said Johl, whose career includes 17 top-10s and two second place finishes.

'It's probably due to not playing well for some time. It's not given me what I wanted from it and I'm going to cut back,' said Johl, who is drawing up plans to start up a sports academy in Noida, on the outskirts of Delhi.

'The love of the game is still there and I want to do something around it now. Even if I win this week, it wouldn't change that much. I'm already 40 and I haven't really done what I thought I could do.'