Jaglan and 13-year-old Kartik are among seven Indians at Asia-Pacific Golf

Shubham Jaglan is returning to the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) in an attempt to capture what he terms the "finest" amateur opportunity accessible to players in the area. Jaglan nearly finished in the top-10 on his debut in 2021.
The Augusta National Amateur Championship (AAC) is in its 14th year and offers its victor a spot in both the Masters at Augusta National and the Open the following year, one of the best amateur sporting awards. India has seven players in the competition, three of whom are making their second start in as many years.
Rayhan Thomas, who finished second at the Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore in 2018, is the closest Indian to have won the coveted competition. Thomas, who was supposed to play here, had an injury and had to withdraw. The Indian Golf Union sent a squad that included 13-year-old Kartik Singh, who is playing his first round at the AAC and is now the youngest participant in the competition.
Interestingly, with Thomas' withdrawal, Kartik, rated 203rd in the world, is now Melbourne's top-ranked Indian.
The remaining six players are Shaurya Bhattacharya (T-47 in 2022), Jaglan (T-11 in his prior AAC start in 2021), and Krishnav Nikhil Chopra (T-44 in 2022). The AAC is the debut venue for Kartik Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Raghav Chugh, and Vedant Sirohi.