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Kuala Lumpur, March 4 (HS). Seven Indian young golfers will be participating in the US Kids Golf Malaysian Championship 2024, which is a part of the Asian Circuit of the US Kids Series. The tournament will be held from March 5 to 7 at Glenmarie Golf and Country Club.
According to a press release issued by the organizers on Sunday, a total of 106 junior golfers from 16 countries, including 37 players from Malaysia, will compete in the three-day tournament.
There are seven Indians in the field, including in the boys' 8 and under category; Ruslan Alam Khan and Divjot Gupta, Jot Sarup Gupta in boys 10 and under; The boys' 13-14 age group includes Arshwant Srivastava, Ved Sai Machiraju and Sohang Har Kantor.
Meanwhile, in the girls' 13-14 age group, Kriti Parekh of Coonoor will be the only Indian golfer in the field.
The event, with over a hundred entries in age groups of five to 18, will be a three-day event that awards World Amateur Golf Ranking points.
Apart from this, young golfers will play for priority status. Players can qualify for the US Kids Golf Major Championships by earning various levels of standing at regional, international and world or world teen championships. Major tournaments include the US Kids World Teen Championships (ages 13 to 18) in July and the US Kids Golf World Championships (ages 5 to 12) in August in Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States. They can also earn a place in the European Championships.
The Malaysian Championships 2024 is the first in a series of events to be held across Asia, under the umbrella of US Kids Asia which is headquartered in India. The other national championships are the Thailand Championships, Singapore Championships and the Indian Championships, which have been confirmed for December, 2024. Further championships are also planned in some other Asian countries.
Golfers who do not make it to major competitions can compete in the US Kids International Championships in other countries, which may earn them a spot at the next World Championship.
