Oh Yes, we love to dream big for our kids!
A one-under 71 might not be a card worth a toast but we always get excited when someone shows promise. Nearing the end of his year-long sabbatical from formal education, one would have expected 19-year-old Pranav Kaul to be carefully weighing his options. But if he is worried, the Delhi lad doesn't show it. Returning after another one of his long training sessions with Mike Bender (coach of Zach Johnson, winner of the Masters in '07), Pranav is more than happy with how his game has shaped up over the last year. And now he is desperately hoping to convert his first round lead at the Tamil Nadu Open Amateur to a meaningful finish.
But how does he plan to tackle college with golf? "I have applied to a few colleges in America but I am targetting the collegiate circuit there and not regular education," says Pranav. It is something that Coach Bender is keen on him doing and has offered to talk to the sports coaches of the various college that he has applied to in America.
Pranav with Zach Johnson at Bender's Academy
For now, it is the blustery Coimbatore Golf Club course that Pranav has set his mind on and a good finish here would give his game and his belief a great fillip. Unless he cuts his teeth in the amateur circuit, success on foreign shores will only remain a distant hope.
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