Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, venue for 2021 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
Indian amateurs, both boys and girls are all set to represent the nation at the upcoming Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (APAC) from Nov. 3-6 at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club and the Women’s Amateur Asia Pacific Championship (WAAP) from Nov. 10-13 at Abu Dhabi Golf Club.
These are the most prestigious amateur events in Asia and most notably the current Masters Champion Hideki Matsuyama was a winner in 2010 & 2011.
Invitations for the men’s championship are sent to the leading two players from the 42 Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC) affiliated countries based on their World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR).
Indian boys for APAC – Nov. 3-6 –
- Rohan Dholepatil – 25-years-old, former Indian No.1 amateur from Pune.
- Shubham Jaglan – 16-year-old Shubham Jaglan of Delhi who recently moved to University of South Florida to play college golf.
- Arjun Gupta – 17-year-old born and brought up in Dubai, can be a key factor owing to his local knowledge. Last year he had won the Abu Dhabi Amateur Championship
- Milind Soni – 16-year-old from Hyderabad, recent winner of the Southern India Junior Boys (Oct.21)
- Aryan Roopa Anand – 18-year-old from Mysore, winner of the All India Amateur in 2019
- Akshay Neranjen – 20-year-old from Bangalore.
- Arkesh Bhatia – Arkesh Bhatia holds Indian nationality but is in the field through a nomination from Emirates Golf Association and plays at Jacksonville University in Florida
Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP)
Abu Dhabi Golf Club, venue for the WAAP Championship
The winner of the WAAP earns invitations to play in two major championships – the AIG Women’s Open and The Amundi Evian Championship, as well as an exemption for the Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
Indian Girls Contingent
- 20-year-old Sifat Sagoo (ranked 189) of Chandigarh, who is enjoying a stellar season at Purdue University, USA.
- 16-year-old Sneha Singh (208) of Hyderabad is a three-time winner on the Hero WPGT
- 15-year-old Avani Prashanth (229) of Bangalore is a two-time winner on the Hero WPGT
- 16-year-old Anika Varma (430) from Noida, playing spectacular golf in California, where her family relocated.
- 16-year-old Kriti Chowhan (592) from Jaipur
- 15-year-old Nishna Patel (689) from Mumbai
Credits:-
Photo – APGC