Looking to the Future

Paul Mahoney meets Thomas Pieters, a confident and likeable young Belgian poised to take the European Tour by storm

Pieters has every chance of securing a place in European Ryder Cup team

During our conversation at the Turkish Airlines Open, Pieters says he is looking forward to competing in his first Major Championships in 2016. "I'm super excited," he reveals.

So has he abandoned his sports management degree?

"I might still finish it," Pieters says.

"You're never going to finish," I say.

"You're the first guy who's said that."

"You're never going back."

"No, I'm not going back but I can do it online and that would make my mum very happy. I'm thinking about it."

"It's never going to happen."

"We'll see."

He's never going back.

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