

“I know I cannot always win, but I keep trusting my game and try to focus on the process,” said Anshul, reminding one of a certain Mahendra Singh Dhoni with his insistence on process and all the discipline it entails. In his free time, Anshul watches a lot of golf on YouTube, closely analysing the techniques of modern greats like Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth Ritagnik Bhattacharya The faster pace of the American greens meant Anshul had to adjust quickly and the 2018 World Championship turned out to be a baptism by fire as he finished T-17. We understood that the competition was at a different level, partly because the kids there have such a strong support system and such advanced facilities,” recalled Amit. A year later, he did it again, this time proceeding to clinch the Jyoti Randhawa Tournament at the Classic Golf and Country Club in Gurugram.Īnshul’s triumph in Gurugram earned him a ticket to the United States and the life-changing experience of pitting himself against the best junior golfers in the world at the US Kids World Championship in Pinehurst, North Carolina. But, for the most part, Anshul requires no prodding.Īfter playing his first tournament at the age of six in Jamshedpur over nine holes, Anshul had a busy 2017, the highlight of which was winning the SSP Chowrasia Junior Golf Challenge hosted by the Ultimate Golf Foundation at RCGC. Occasionally, Mishra senior would remind his son that “you have picked up the wrong club” or that “you are not moving your body enough during the swing”.

Father and son share an easy relationship.
