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BE THE
BEST
OF THE BEST
SAYS THE 8 YEAR OLD GOLF PRODIGY
HRIDAY RIALCH
CHANDIGARH BORN GOLFER HRIDAY RIALCH, A FUTURE GOLFING STAR, IS READY TO CONQUER THE
GOLFING WORLD WITH HIS HARD WORK AND DEDICATION FOR THE GAME. PLAYING IN CATEGORY
E, THE STAR CHILD WHO TOOK TO THE GAME JUST A YEAR BACK ALREADY ASPIRES TO REPRESENT
THE COUNTRY AT THE HIGHEST PLATFORM. WITHIN A YEAR HRIDAY HAS PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS
JUNIOR TOURNAMENTS CLINCHING VICTORY IN ALMOST ALL. BEING THE SMALLEST PLAYER IN THE
TOURNAMENTS AND HIS HOME COURSE, THIS WONDER KID HAS GOT A LOT OF ATTENTION AND
ASPIRATION TO BE THE BEST AMONGST THE BEST.
HIS COACHES MAHESH KUMAR AT CGA AND DAVE TAYLOR, PGA PROFESSIONAL IN ABU DHABI, ARE
BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS FUTURE STAR. GOLFPLUS INTERACTS WITH THE AMAZING GOLFER
WHO ONE DAY MAY WELL SURPRISE EVERYONE WITH HIS NATURAL GOLFING SKILLS.
GPJ: Who prompted you to take up golf
as a sport?
HR: When I was 3 years my father took me
to the golf course. My love for golf began
from watching my father hitting golf balls
into the range, at the Abu Dhabi City Golf
Course. Since a toddler with a plastic golf
club, I liked mimicking my father’s swing
style.I formally started learning golf at the
Chandigarh Golf Association, which is my
home practice golf range.
GPJ: When did you start playing Junior
Golf Tournaments?
HR: I started playing golf tournaments
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since 2018 and have also participated in
various Junior and Sub Junior Tours and
Tournaments.
GPJ: How do you manage your Ɵ me
between golf and studies?
HR: I stick to a fi xed schedule and a plan
in order to balance my time after school.
My day kicks off at 5.35 AM every day.
Putting in a 1 hour of studying after school
sees me rushing to the CGA driving range
for my Golf coaching and practice session.
I evaluate my progress report of the game
weekly after practicing for 9 holes at the
Chandigarh Golf Course. Accordingly, I
have been guided to focus and plan on the
various aspects of game.
GPJ: What has been the role of IGU?
HR: IGU has various events which are the
breeding ground for the future champions.I
will be focusing on to be a part of IGU
National Squad program in Category B and
be in IGU order of merit.
GPJ: What are your future plans?
HR: I want “To be # 1 Golfer in the World”
as well as wish to represent India at the
Olympic and Asian Games in the future.