Aman Raj (born 5 May 1995) is an Indian golfer from Patna, Bihar, India."Aman Raj Finishes 2nd in Northern India Junior Golf" . PatnaDaily.Com, 5 October 2012. He was a part of the Indian Golf Team (Under-19).
Early life and education Raj was born and grew up in Patna.. The Times of India, 30 July 2012. He is the son of golf coach Shri Shashi Raj Sinha and Madhulika Sinha. He attended Kendriya Vidyalaya on Bailey Road. While a student he played golf at the Patna Golf Club. He began learning golf under the guidance of his father Shashi Raj sinha, a Certified Coach of National Golf Academy of India (NGAI), at the age of 3 years. At the age of seven, he won the prize in Outstation Golf Tournament.
After graduating from high school, Raj later attended Indira Gandhi National Open University."Bangalore performance helps boy next-door top list of amateur golfers". Telegraph India, 18 June 2015 Sanjeev Kumar Verma
Career Raj participated in several Junior National Category tournaments including Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore and Mumbai. When he was eleven, he participated in north–south-East & West Zonal Tournament Coimbatore, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Delhi and was ranked 12th, 11th, 5th respectively. At age 12, he was named "Golfer of the Year" at the Patna Golf Club as the youngest "Golfer of The Year".
At 13, he played several Junior National Categorized Golf Tournaments organized by Indian Golf Union and received a National Level ranking. (Delhi-9th position, Kolkata-8th position). At 14, he played several IGU Tournaments and was ranked - 4th at New Delhi and Jaipur and 5th at Gurgaon. He won IGU Eastern India Junior at Kolkata, was second runner-up at Bangalore and Kolkata and runner-up at All India Juniors, Pune.
Raj was again declared "Golfer Of The Year" at the Patna Golf Club at the age of 14 and won many club level golf tournaments. Later, he participated in the International Asia Pacific Junior Golf Championship, Bangalore. He was ranked 6th (sixth) National Merit List 2009–2010 in India. At 15, he was runner-up at The Lalit National Inter School Golf Championship - New Delhi. He also hit a hole-in-one at the Southern India Junior Golf Championship, Bangalore.
In May 2012, 17-year old Raj won Usha IGU Karnataka Open Junior Golf championship held in Bangalore.. The Times of India, 25 May 2012"Aman Raj in sole lead at Karnataka junior golf" . Sportskeeda, 24 May 2012. Raj placed fourth at the Par 72 Ryo Ishikawa World Junior Invitational Golf Championship held between 1 and 5 August 2012 at the Royal Meadow Golf Stadium in Tokyo, Japan."Aman Raj Placed Fourth in Japan Golf Tourney" . PatnaDaily.Com 6 August 2012
In 2013, Raj continued to place highly in various tournaments in India."Trishul in lead" . The Hindu, 4 September 2013"News in Brief". Telegraph India, 313 August 2013
In 2015, Raj was listed by the Indian Golf Union as the top ranking amateur golfer in India. That year he took part in the Nomura Cup tournament."Aman Raj's 67 keeps India afloat in Nomura Cup golf" . Business Standard, 25 October 2015
In 2016, he qualified to play in the PTGI tournaments."Aman Raj wins PGTI Qualifying School" . Business Standard, Press Trust of India | Ahmedabad 22 January 2016 and in April he played his first game at the Pune Open."Aman Raj Makes his Debut in Professional Golf" . Patna Daily, 6 April 2016"Pune Open: Pathania powers ahead with a 66, Harendra rises to second" . Times of India. 6 April 2016 He competed in the Taifong Open tournament"Taifong Open 2016: Aman Raj tied sixth" . Cricket Country, 7 July 2016. and the PGM Penang Championship."Aman Raj finished T-15 in Penang in ADT golf" . Business Standard, Penang (Malaysia) 4 June 2016
Professional wins (4) Professional Golf Tour of India wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up17 Sep 2018Jaipur Open−22 (64-67-62-65=258)3 strokes Honey Baisoya24 Mar 2023Gujarat Open Golf Championship−11 (66-68-70-73=277)1 stroke Aryan Roopa Anand330 Sep 2023Telangana Golconda Masters−18 (66-65-63-68=262)1 stroke Yashas Chandra416 Dec 2023Jaipur Open−19 (65-66-64-66=261)1 stroke Sunhit Bishoi, Saptak Talwar
Playoff record Asian Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12019Sabah Masters David Gleeson, Phachara Khongwatmai, Pavit TangkamolprasertTangkamolprasert won with birdie on second extra holeRaj eliminated by par on first hole
Team appearances Amateur Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2016
References
City golfer Pukhraj tied 12th – Financial Express
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