Sudarshan Yellamaraju is quickly making a reputation for himself within the skilled sport, having graduated from the Korn Ferry Tour to the PGA Tour for the 2026 season.
However, the left-hander’s path to the professional ranks was uncommon.
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Sudarshan Yellamaraju
1. Sudarshan Yellamaraju was born in Visakhapatnam, India.
2. His household moved from India to Winnipeg, Canada, when he was 4, and consequently, he represents the nation.
3. He is essentially self-taught, having studied movies of (*15*) and Rory McIlroy on YouTube together with his father as he was rising up.
4. Yellamaraju started enjoying when he was six, initially at The Golf Dome in Winnipeg, a multi-purpose indoor facility for golfers.
5. He acquired his first set of golf equipment when he was 9.
6. At the identical age, he performed in his first 18-hole spherical at a match. Per The Fried Egg, he shot 101 within the first spherical, and it stays his solely spherical over 100.
7. The household moved to Mississauga, Ontario when he was 11, and he nonetheless performs out of the town.
Sudarshan Yellamaraju’s maiden skilled win got here on the 2025 Bahamas Great Abaco Classic
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8. One of his best novice achievements was victory within the Ontario Men’s Amateur when he was 16.
9. He was the youngest participant within the discipline, and birdied the 72nd gap to keep away from going right into a playoff.
10. Unlike many gamers, Yellamaraju didn’t attend school as he didn’t have the funds for by way of scholarships. Instead, he turned skilled in 2021 when he was 19.
11. His life as knowledgeable started on mini excursions earlier than spending two years on the PGA Tour Canada in 2022 and 2023 earlier than becoming a member of the Korn Ferry Tour.
12. His maiden professional win got here on the 2025 Bahamas Great Abaco Classic on the circuit, beating Kensei Hirata by 5.
13. That helped him end nineteenth on the season-long Korn Ferry Tour Points List to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2026 season.
Sudarshan Yellamaraju earned his PGA Tour card in 2025
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14. He doesn’t have a swing coach, however typically has his dad test over movies of his swing.
15. Yellamaraju likes different sports activities, together with the nationwide sports activities of his two international locations, cricket and hockey, though he can’t play both. He can be a soccer fan and helps Manchester United.
Born | Visakhapatnam, India |
Represents | Canada |
Turned Pro | 2021 |
Former Tours | PGA Tour Canada, Korn Ferry Tour |
Current Tour | PGA Tour |
Professional Wins | 1 |
Tour | Event | Winning Score |
Korn Ferry Tour | 2025 The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club | -25 (5 photographs) |
