Harjai Milkha Singh, hailing from Chandigarh, emerged victorious in the boys' under-13 category of the US Kids Golf European Championship. The 11-year-old golfer, son of India's golf legend Jeev Milkha Singh and grandson of Olympian Milkha Singh, secured a two-stroke lead with a score of 211. This tournament took place at the prestigious 18 holes Royal Musselburgh Golf Club

 

 

Harjai Milkha Singh

 

Despite challenging freezing conditions, Harjai outperformed South African Jordan Botha, who scored 213. This achievement holds a special significance for Harjai as he dedicated his title win to his late grandparents, Milkha Singh and Nirmal Singh, who tragically passed away in 2021 due to Covid complications.

 

Harjai's training takes place at the prestigious Chandigarh Golf Club. His mother, Kudrat, expressed immense joy and pride in her teenage son's remarkable victory, highlighting his close bond with his grandparents and their influence on his golfing journey.

 

Indians have portrayed their performance under many categories. In boys 7 & under category, India's Nihal Cheema (1-under) secured second place standing two strokes behind Sean Wilding from Thailand (3-under). 

 

Under boys 9 category, India's Adit Veeramachaneni from Bangalore stood 4th who carded three-over . 

 

Along with Harjai Milkha Singh, another indian kid, Vihaan Jain tied-5 with two-over and Arshvant Srivastava from Noida has secured 7th place with three-over. 

 

 

Mahreen Bhatia

 

 

In the girls category, Naina Kapoor from Gurgaon finished 8 in Girls 11 category finishing the tournament with 19-over. In Girls 12 category, India's Ananyaa Sood finished 5th with 15-over. 

 

A fantastic finish by Mahreen Bhatia from Gurgaon at the second place with 3-under in the category of Girls 13-14 was another highlight for the country.