By GOLF
Jaglan and 13-year-old Kartik among seven Indians at Asia-Pacific Golf
Shubham Jaglan, who came close to logging a top-10 on his debut in 2021, returns to the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) for another shot at what he calls the ‘finest’ amateur opportunity available to the players of the region.
The AAC, now celebrating its 14th edition, gives the winner one of the best prizes in the sport for the amateurs with a place in both the Masters at the Augusta National and the Open for the following year.
For the third time in as many years, India has seven players of whom three are making their second start at the tournament from Thursday.
The closest any Indian has come to winning the prestigious event is Rayhan Thomas, who was runner-up in 2018 in Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore. Thomas, originally slated to play here, pulled out due to an injury.
The Indian squad, sent by the Indian Golf Union, includes Kartik Singh, a 13-year-old, who becomes the youngest player in the event, as he makes his debut at the AAC.
Interestingly Kartik at 203rd in the world is now the highest-ranked Indian in Melbourne following the withdrawal of Thomas.
The other six players are Jaglan, T-11 in his previous AAC start in 2021, Krishnav Nikhil Chopra (T-44 in 2022) and Shaurya Bhattacharya (T-47 in 2022). Kartik Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Raghav Chugh and Vedant Sirohi are making their debut at the AAC.
-PTI-
