IN JULY AND September this year, two young gun Indian-Americans made major strides towards becoming future stars in the men’s professional golf circuit in the US. The first one to step up was Akshay Bhatia, a lanky 21-year-old from Los Angeles, with 25-year-old Sahith Theegala from Orange County, California, hot on his heels.
Bhatia and Theegala are emblematic of an increasing number of Indian-Americans competing at the highest levels of junior- and collegiate golf in the US. Two years ago, New Jersey schoolgirl Megha Ganne wowed the crowd at the 2021 US Open with her feisty performance. In the same year, Natalie Srinivasan won the Annika Award for best female college golfer, while Theegala received the Fred Haskins Award for best male university golfer.
Theegala and Bhatia entered the professional ranks in very different fashions. Theegala turned professional soon after a storied college career, while Bhatia did so as soon as he was eligible, at age 17. But both are now full-fledged PGA Tour members and have won on the circuit.
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