Teen golfer Aniket Sawant is all set for the international challenge as he will represent India in the US Kids Golf World Championship and Teen World Championship commencing on 25th July in North Carolina.
The 17-year-old crashed into the tournament after winning the qualifying round conducted last month and will be India's only candidate in the championships to be played till 3rd August.
Aniket expressed that he is very proud to represent India. He feels that it will be a tough challenge competing against some of the talented juniors of the world. It was a dream to play in the US. Certainly it will be a good platform to showcase his skills and get international exposure.
Aniket has come from an army background. He developed interest in the sport at the age of 12, when his dad was posted in Pune. Since that time, his love for the sport is on the rise.
Aniket, who was a student of Sanskriti School, claimed that he began playing golf at the Army golf course in Pune. He is lucky that he came from defense background as one gets to play the sport in the Army courses at nominal cost. He added that in the last two-three years, he has started taking golf more seriously and thinking of pursuing it as a career.
Class 12th student Aniket hasn't been able to devote adequate time to domestic IGU circuit and local tournaments this season. But the teenager is confident of good performance.
The city-based golfer agreed that he was happy with his performance at the qualifying match in Chandigarh and hopes to deliver the good in the States. His target would be to finish up in the top-10 of his event.
It has been reported that players from over 30 countries are anticipated to participate in the tournament organized by US Kids Golf Foundation. It organizes local tours in various parts of the world. Based on the performances in these events, the finalists are ultimately selected.
Another eight kids in the age group of 8 to 12, will also be contending at the World Kids Championships at Pinehurst according to their age-division.
