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India’s golfing future is in safe hands.
In this exclusive interview, we speak with Harjai Singh, India’s No.1 amateur golfer and one of the most exciting young talents in Indian sport today. The son of legendary Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh and grandson of Olympic icon Milkha Singh, Harjai opens up about carrying a historic legacy while carving his own identity on the global golfing stage. From strong performances at the US Kids Golf European Championship to multiple wins and podium finishes in Indian Golf Union (IGU) tournaments, Harjai shares his journey, discipline, mindset, and the challenges of competing at the highest junior and amateur levels.

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00:00So, hi everyone, I'm Harjai Milka Singh. I'm currently the Indian No. 1 Junior.
00:15Harjai, how has been your journey so far? Last year you had good wins on the domestic tour of IGU.
00:24How would you define your season?
00:26So, obviously it was a pretty good season. I played really solid golf the entire year.
00:30I won four times, came second once and came third once.
00:33So, I really like to thank IGU for all the support they gave for all the events.
00:37You know, twelve events a year is a hard task and they do pretty well to do them.
00:41Obviously, I also like to thank a lot of the TDs and all of the referees and the staff at IGU.
00:47How do you look forward to playing on the professional circuit?
00:52Because the natural progression is from a mature to go to the professional circuit and slowly steadily more and more people are turning pro at a younger age.
01:01Do you think that is a better way for you to go about it or you want to continue as a mature for a couple of seasons and then think of turning pro?
01:09So, I think I will play amateur for the next year, year and a half maybe. Then I will try and turn pro after that.
01:14And what are the learnings you have received from an illustrious golfer in your father, Jeev sir?
01:22Okay, so he has taught me a lot since I was a kid, right? Just, you know, stay patient, stay humble, try and follow my process on most golf shots and that's about it.
01:31If you can talk a bit about your game, like how it has improved in the last couple of seasons, whether it is the short game or the long game, what you have been working on and how it has helped you?
01:41So, I think obviously long game, short game, everything has improved substantially, but the main thing is my mental frame and I have gotten a lot better at handling pressure and handling tournaments at any moments.
01:52Who is your coach, like your father only?
01:54My coach, Jesse Graval.
01:56And how often do you train under him?
02:00So, I train once, twice a week.
02:03If you can be a bit more elaborate.
02:05Once, twice a week in, like whenever I'm here, but whenever I'm outside, I take online lessons with him or phone calls or video calls, really helpful at times.
02:16And for this current season, what are your season's targets? What do you want to achieve this season?
02:20So, this year I'm going to be playing amateur golf, not junior golf. So, I'll focus on, you know, obviously trying to become number one amateur.
02:27And that'll be the goal for the year. Then I'd like to play big international events, like I think I might go for the R&A boys or the US junior boys. So, there are a few goals I'd like.
02:39And in terms of, like resolution, have you made any resolution for the new year or anything?
02:45Obviously, I just practice harder and work more and get better.
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