Shubham Jaglan
Jaglan was born in a village named Israna in Panipat to a milkman. His grandfather convinced him to join a golf academy set up in his village by an NRI named Kapur Singh. However, Jaglan’s family was against him playing golf. The academy later shut down but Jaglan did not stop practicing.
He used to practice golf on a small plot of land in his backyard. His father later converted the land into a green consisting of three holes. Most of Jaglan’s training was self-learned by YouTube videos and he was soon spotted by the Delhi Golf Foundation.
The Delhi Golf Foundation offered him a scholarship of INR 2 lakh and membership at the Delhi Golf Club. As a result, Jaglan and his father moved to Delhi so that he could continue with his golf training. In 2012, aged only 8, Jaglan won the Classic Junior Open and is the world record holder in the 9-under category.
In 2013, he won the World Masters of Junior Golf. Shubham Jaglan scripted history by winning the Junior World Golf Championships in 2015. The following year, he won the European Junior Championship.
Shubham Jaglan has a total of 100 domestic and international titles to his name. He has also received the NDTV “Emerging Player Award”. Winning a World Championship, senior or junior at the age of 11 is not child’s play.
Shubham Jaglan’s incredible journey from golfing in his backyard to winning the World Junior Championships is an inspirational one and there’s no denying that he will be a household name some day.
Shubham learned fundamentals from Youtube videos and practiced in his backyard. But definitely, he needed match practice too. His father dedicated his entire time to take this boy to Karnal Golf club and also to Delhi Golf Club. Thus Shubham started acclimatizing with talented players in the area. It was during his visit to Delhi Golf Club, Amit Luthra, Founder of Golf Foundation came to know about this boys talent from his father. Shubham’s father approached Amit requesting him to direct the authorities to reinstate a tournament designed for below 8-year-old children. Authorities had debarred this format citing the reason these kids are not serious about practice and would simply spoil the greenery by taking frequent milk and snack breaks.
Amit Luthra directed the chief mentors to find out the talent of this boy and when he got positive feedback. The Golf foundation decided to fund this boy with 2 Lakh rupees per year for practice needs. This gesture boosted the morality of his father, and Shubham’s family relocated to Delhi to provide him professional training. Thus Shubham could better schooling and professional golf training at country’s capital.
The Winning Spree
Here are list of the prominent amateur golf tournaments won by Shubham
2013: World Masters of Junior Golf championship
2015: Junior World Golf Championships
2016: European Junior Championship
2017: West Bengal Junior Boys Golf Championship 2017
