Covid-hit Kiradech eager to bounce back

Pebble beach: Once ranked inside the world’s top 30, Kiradech Aphibarnrat hopes to haul himself out of the doldrums as he makes his first PGA Tour start of 2021 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which begins tomorrow.

The ‘grip it and rip it’ Thai star has endured such difficult past 12 months, following the loss of form and the aftereffects of contracting Covid-19, that his main goal for the year is to play as much tournament golf as he can to reignite his game.

Kiradech featured on the European Tour’s Middle East swing recently, where he missed one cut and finished T60 and T41 in two other starts.

He hopes competing in his fourth straight week will provide the foundation to build some momentum ahead of a return to the US.

“I don’t want to make any goals as I want to get back to playing regularly again. I want to find the confidence and form and make sure I’m…