Harjai Milkha Singh and Ishnidh Singh Virdi will be competing for the boys\u2019 title while Guntas Kaur Sandhu and Rashi Mishra will battle it out for the girls\u2019 crown.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The four-member team, sent by the Indian Golf Union (IGU), is being accompanied by managers Deepinder Singh Kullar and Saaniya Sharma. The tournament will be played for the first two rounds in strokeplay format after which 64 players will progress to the last two matchplay rounds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The R&A Boys\u2019 Amateur Championship, played since 1921, is one of the most prestigious in junior golf and is played annually in Great Britain and Ireland.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The international field attracts the best junior male golfers from around the globe and former winners include Sir Michael Bonallack, Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Olaz\u00e1bal, Sergio Garcia, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Adri\u00e1n Otaegui, Tom Lewis and David Howell. The champion earns exemptions into The Amateur Championship and Final Qualifying for The Open.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A total of 144 boy amateurs from more than 30 countries from Europe, Middle East and USA are competing in the tournament which is being held at the Glasgow Gailes Links golf course on the west coast of Scotland.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Harjai, who is ranked No. 1 on the IGU All India Junior Order of Merit and had a runner-up finish at the APGC Junior Championship a month back, is super excited to be competing in Scotland. \u201cIt\u2019s a typical Scottish weather out here \u2013 windy and rainy at the same time. These are the experiences which you want early in your career if you want to grow into a good professional. It\u2019s a strong field and it will be challenging to post under-par scores each day. My target will be to focus on my process and keep things simple. I would like to thank IGU for giving me this exposure,\u201d the 16-year-old Harjai said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ishnidh Singh Virdi, a 17-year-old amateur from Bangalore who is ranked No. 2 on the IGU All India Junior Order of Merit, will be teeing off at the Gailes Links course for the first time. \u201cThis is my first time in Scotland. My entire preparation has been about my golf flight as the conditions over here are windy and even rains. These are tough conditions. I would like to thank the IGU for giving me this international exposure as this is Links golf and you get to play such courses very rarely,\u201d Ishnidh said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
First played in 1919, the R&A Girls\u2019 Amateur Championship is a highly coveted junior title.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Notable past winners include major champions and Solheim Cup players such as Anna Nordqvist, Suzann Pettersen, Azahara Munoz and Georgia Hall.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The winner gains exemptions into the Women\u2019s Amateur Championship, the US Girls\u2019 Junior Championship, Final Qualifying for the AIG Women\u2019s Open and by tradition, an invite to compete at Augusta National Women's Amateur Championship.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A total of 144 girl amateurs from more than 30 countries from Europe, Middle East and USA are competing in the tournament which is being held at the Edinburgh Craigielaw golf course on the east coast of Scotland.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The winner gains exemptions into the Women\u2019s Amateur Championship, the US Girls\u2019 Junior Championship, Final Qualifying for the AIG Women\u2019s Open and by tradition, an invite to compete at Augusta National Women's Amateur Championship.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rashi, 17, who is making her debut in the event, said that events like these offer valuable experiences to amateurs like her to build professional golf careers. \u201cThis is an extremely important event. The kind of field you get to play against besides the course conditions and weather is very precious for me as it helps build confidence. IGU has supported me throughout my junior golf journey and I am grateful to them from bottom of my heart,\u201d Rashi said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n