American-born player of Indian descent piling up top-10 finishes early in his PGA Tour career, contending at Torrey Pines
Understanding the mental and emotional root system of PGA Tour golfer Sahith Theegala requires hanging out with his family as they cheer and laugh their way around the rope lines at theHis uncle, Rathnaker Reddy, tells the story of how, when Sahith became the first among a gaggle of cousins to get his driver’s license at 16, they would lose track of him. Instead of chasing girls or trouble, the family learned he was taking the youngest among the bunch on ice-cream runs.
“We got coffee and we didn’t talk about golf once. It was about my work, my life, as if nothing is happening around us, just like when we were kids.” It happened shortly after Theegala followed a round-opening birdie with an eagle on a 69-yard fairway wedge checked up and spun in as the crowd roared. Along the way, the family cheers for solid shots by his Sahith’s competitors too.
He threatened to win both the Travelers Championship last June and the Phoenix Open four months before that, finishing in a tie for second and tie for third respectively. In November, Theegala tied for second at The RSM Classic. He paired with Tom Hoge the next month to win the QBE Shootout, an unofficial Tour event.
Though Tour representatives could not identify another player tilling the same ancestral ground as Theegala, he’s doing trailblazing of some significant stripe. Heady stuff, considering that a 20-something could single-handedly increase the conversation about golf in a nation of 1.4 billion people. And back to those shush-ees. Theegala’s first Masters looms in April. The family joked that they’re training now to regulate the volume without gutting the fun.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Column: Dolton disciplined union head who asked about money missing from pension account, complaint saysA union representing Dolton firefighters has accused village officials of illegally disciplining the group’s president after he raised questions about funds missing from a pension account.
Read more »
Read Van Hoose’s 1983 column on 'Bear' Bryant's death'Legends are not common,' longtime Birmingham News sports editor Alf Van Hoose wrote of Alabama Coach Paul 'Bear' Bryant the day after Bryant's death in 1983. 'He was, and friends can visualize him wincing under that resounding reminder to him, a legend.'
Read more »
Column: Wisecracking, talented golfer Max Homa loves San Diego — but not the PadresTwitter sensation, who sits in a tie for fourth at the Farmers Insurance Open, spares few, including himself, when the barbs fly
Read more »
Column: Paramount Theatre in Aurora now country’s largest subscription-based theater“The community,” insisted Paramount Theatre Artistic Director Jim Corti, “made us number one.”
Read more »
UN: Farmers in Myanmar back to cultivating opium since military takeoverOpium cultivation in military-ruled Myanmar jumps 33 percent last year, says UN report, reversing a six-year downward trend in the conflict-hit Asian nation
Read more »
The Tasty Bites Awaiting Golf Fans at Farmers Insurance OpenLots of tasty treats await golf fans coming to watch the action at Torrey Pines. The four-day tournament lasts until Saturday.
Read more »