Shubham Jaglan, 10 year old from rural Haryana putted his way to the Junior World Golf Championship, at the Welk Resort Fountain Course in San Diego. With a three day total of seven under par179, his score was better than the rest of the field.
He blitzed the golf course over the course of three days of the tournament with as many as thirteen birdies in three rounds. Five of them came during the final round, which made the difference as he was in the joint lead at the end of round 2.
An ecstatic Shubham said, “I have finally done it! I have won one of the most prestigious tournaments in junior golf. All the credit goes to my family, Delhi Golf Club for giving my facilities to play and practice, The Golf Foundation for giving me everything that I needed and the most important is my coach Nonita Lall Qureshi who pushed my game and mind to this level and got me all the way to winning this prestigious tournament.”
“It means a lot to me and my dad especially, who was with me 24/7 and worked harder than I did. Last but not at all the least, Amit Luthra Sir who has giving me all day the support that I needed! Thanks to all my friends and family for pushing for me and making me who I am.”
Shubham was taken under the Golf Foundation, pioneered by Arjuna Awardee and Asian Games gold medallist, Amit Luthra. The foundation saw his potential and gave absolute support to make the game accessible to him.
