4 min learnChandigarhJun 20, 2026 09:06 PM IST
In a 12 months wherein he gained the Indian Golf Union Order of Benefit, Chandigarh golfer Harjai Milkha Singh, the 16-year-old son of a number of worldwide winner Jeev Milkha Singh and grandson of athletics legend Milkha Singh, gained the group title together with fellow Chandigarh golfer Krish Chawla, aside from claiming the runner-up trophy within the 2026 Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC) Junior Championships, which concluded in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Friday.
Singh carded a closing spherical rating of six-under 70 and an total rating of seven-under 203 to complete as runner-up behind Korean Son Je-yi. With Chawla ending tied sixth with an total rating of two-under 208, the Indian pair gained the group title with a mixed complete of nine-under 411, forward of the Korean pair of Son Je-yi and Jiyul Chon, who carded a mixed complete of eight-under 412.
“We performed good golf total right here over the three rounds, and to win the group title together with the runner-up trophy feels particular. I’d say I performed my finest golf right here, with the circumstances being very humid in addition to windy. The greens have been enjoying quick and the tough was a bit thick. With the fairways being slim, the important thing was to hit the ball within the fairway and place it on the precise facet of the inexperienced. The greens had a little bit of slope, so placing needed to be correct. The principle key was driving the ball properly, and it helped me by way of the event,” Harjai Milkha Singh, a scholar of Strawberry Fields Excessive College in Chandigarh, informed The Indian Categorical from Colombo.
Final 12 months, Singh gained his second IGU title with a victory within the IGU Northern India Junior Boys Golf Championship at Panchkula. The teen additionally performed within the Indian Golf Premier League. He additionally competed within the Huntsville Junior, organised by the American Junior Golf Affiliation final month, the place he completed twentieth. He additionally performed in two tournaments organised by the Thailand Golf Affiliation, ending sixteenth and seventh respectively.
Singh, who’s coached by Jesse Grewal and his father, will subsequent compete within the Bangkok Basic, an Asian Growth Tour occasion in Thailand.
“As an novice golfer, my goal is to play in as many worldwide tournaments as I can. The expertise within the USA in addition to Thailand final 12 months helped me lots in understanding totally different golf programs. The Bangkok Basic subsequent week sees the participation of a few of the high golfers on the ADT tour in Asia, and I hope to achieve a whole lot of expertise as an novice,” mentioned Singh.
Chandigarh golfer Krish Chawla, who had represented India within the APGC Junior Championships final 12 months together with Ranveer Mitoo, the place the group completed fifth, holed an important 20-foot putt on the ultimate gap to assist India win the group title. He completed tied sixth with a person rating of two-under 208.
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Chawla, who had competed in The Newbie Championship in England and The R&A Boys Newbie Championship in Eire earlier, had additionally competed within the IGPL. “This group title will certainly encourage us additional in our careers. Representing India is at all times an honour, and to win the group title feels particular,” mentioned Chawla, who can be a scholar of Strawberry Fields Excessive College, whereas talking to The Indian Categorical.