Published 22:57 IST, October 30th 2019

15-year old Arjun Bhati wins Indian Golf Union Junior Championship

Arjun Bhati has won Indian Golf Junior National Championship and defeated Bngalore's Aryan during the three-day final match and scored a record of 209 strokes

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On Wednesday, 15-year-old Arjun Bhati has won Indian Golf Junior National Championship and defeated Bngalore's Aryan during three-day final match at Tollygunge Golf Course in Kolkata. Bhati scored a record with 209 strokes and defeated as many as 100 golfers who came from all parts of country. 

'My aim is to win Olympic gold for India'

"After winning hat-trick, it is my 15th Junior National Championship victory. I am really very happy. I want to be number one golfer in world. My aim is to win Olympic gold for India," Bhati said.  Golf star recently also won Indian Golf Union's National Junior Golf Championship in Jamshedpur. With this victory, his national title counts total to 15 and also marks his 2nd championship win while playing in senior category.

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Arjun Bhati wins FGC Callaway Junior World Golf Championship

In July, Bhati defeated Taiwan's Jeremy Chen to win FGC Callaway Junior world Golf Championship 2019 in California. Out of 637 golfers at tournament, Arjun secured first position with a total of 199 strokes in three-day final.“I gave my best and play my game as I wanted to win this championship for my country," he said. He also won US kids' junior world championship. Bhati who is a school student has been playing golf for about seven years w. Until w, he has participated in a total of 150 tournaments and has emerged victorious in 100 of m. 

In an earlier media statement, Arjun said that World Championship taught him how to handle pressure well. He furr stated that playing alongside world's best golfers was an entirely different experience which me him more confident as a player and improved his accuracy. "Playing with best players in world is a different kind of experience," he ded. 

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14:02 IST, October 30th 2019