Shubham Jaglan: Indian Tiger Woods in the making

An Indian tiger cub is prowling the golf courses in the USA. And he is hunting trophies by the week. 

Prodigy Shubham Jaglan, the 10-year-old son of a milkman from hinterland Haryana, swung his way to the IJGA World Stars of Junior Golf crown in Las Vegas, winning by a handsome five-stroke margin. Last week, he had clinched the IMG Academy junior world championship for the 9-10 age category in San Diego.

"It's a dream come true. My year's hard work has given me all these titles," he told a TV channel.

The young master already has the next tournament at Pinehurst in his sights. Winning at Pinehurst would make it a junior grand slam of sorts for him. "That will be a huge achievement for me," said Shubham.

Coached since the age of seven by India's former top golfer Nonita Lall Qureshi, Shubham comes from Israna, a village in Haryana's Panipat district.

Supported by the Golf Foundation, a charitable society formed by golfers such as Amit Luthra to help talented, underprivileged golfers, he now lives with his family in Ashram, a south Delhi colony.