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EDITOR’S NOTE It is a great moment for us at Golfplus as we are onto the third edition of Golfplus Junior. It was in January this year when we were on the drawing board discussing the content to be included in the magazine. Little did we know that we would be creating history of sorts by launching our Junior Golf Magazine which is the only publication in this genre. In this issue we invite the teen golf sensation of India Shabham Jaglan to be our guest editor. Happy reading! Editor-in-chief THE RIGHT TEAM IS THE KEY I t feels great to be a part of Golfplus Junior which is the only junior golf publication in the world! It is my privilege to connect with you all through Golfplus Junior, the Magazine is a great platform for the younger generation of golfers to showcase their achievements and talents. Through the magazine alot of awareness is being spread about the massive talent that our junior golfers posses which is really very important. On Golf scenario in India International golf scenario for India I feel is catching up especially after what Shubhankar Sharma has been doing. Anirban Lahiri and Gaganjeet Bhullar Sir have been persistent in their performances abroad. Though Indian players are catching up fast as we have more players playing on the International Tours we are still far behind. We do have enough potential to compete at the highest level. Indian golf talent has been seeing major improvement and we could clearly see it when we play in the premier international tournaments, we can also see the difference between our players and the big names. I feel Junior Golf can do miracles if besides playing more tournaments, we get to play more international events. What greater honour than representing your country abroad? Many of the Amateurs are now turning pro which is a good sign. Grow th mantra One must have the hunger to win and be humble. Improvement can only be done by sticking to who you are and the people you trust rather than wandering around and changing coaches again n again. Stick to someone you could trust and keep working hard and have belief in your Team. (GLWRULDO (GLWRULQ&KLHI$QLO'HY &RQWULEXWLQJ(GLWRUV $PDQGHHS-RKO )UDQN0DQWXD *DU\*LOFKULVW ,QGUDMLW%KDORWLD -DVMLW6LQJK -RKQ'RXJODV9RO] 6XQGHHS9HUPD 'HSXW\(GLWRU &KDUX'HZDQ )HUU\0RQQp On fi tness To all the junior golfers - just take everything really easy. Don’t play too many tournaments just enjoy the process, work on your ¿ tness. Keep everything on the same track and reminisce the whole processes, it will take you new heights. Avoid injuries as much as possible. It is really dif¿ cult for a good golfer to be a good athlete so one must work extra hard to be one. Role of the mentors The key role of the parents is to be supportive to what the child wants to do. Just let him follow his passion and help him in that process. Make the game of golf more enjoyable not boring for the child. I have been surrounded with a really good Team - Mr. Amit Luthra from The Golf Foundation, Nonita Qureshi Ma’am, my parents specially and The Del