Julian Suri, a US citizen born to a Mexican mother Lorena and Indian father Jagan Suri, is making waves at the world stage with consistent performances on the European Challenge Tour.
Julian recently clinched his maiden professional title at the D+D Real Czech Challenge preceded by a second place finish in Open de Portugal. At the time of going into print, Julian was leading the Road to Oman rankings followed by a tied third result in the Swiss Challenge.
Interestingly, the passion for sport runs in his blood. Julian is the great grandson of cricket legend Modavarapu Venkatamahipati Buchi Babu Nayudu (1868-1908), who is considered as the father of Tamil Nadu cricket. Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) conducts one of the longest running inter-state invitational tournaments in his name.
Buchi Babu’s three sons — Venkataramanujulu, Baliah and C Ramaswami — carried on the cricket legacy. The subsequent generations followed suit and now Julian Suri, great grandson of Baliah, is beginning to make a mark on putting surfaces in Europe.
The 26-year-old feels his prowess in golf has a lot to do with the family’s sporting lineage. “When I was young, I would hear tales from my father on the exploits and impact my great grandfathers and uncles have made for sports in India. It is quite surreal to be belonging to a family that’s so respected,” Julian told Golf Digest India from Europe.
Julian and his brother Devin both train under Daniel Carraher, who is credited for fuelling a turnaround in their respective games. Devin is currently the second highest ranked amateur in the state of Florida.
Julian, a Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan fan, is currently ranked 243rd in the Official World Golf Rankings. Julian spoke about his plans to break into world’s top-100 by end of 2017 and his ultimate aim to win Majors in an exclusive chat. Excerpts from an interview:
GDI: Cricket and tennis runs in your blood but what inspired you to take up golf?
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