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Indian milkman's son chases dream in greener pastures

Related Topics: Milkman, Family, Jaglan, Golf, Dairy cattle

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Indian golfer Shubham Jaglan attends a news conference at a golf club in New Delhi, India, August 4, …

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Golfing prodigy Shubham Jaglan turned 11 last week but the only son of a milkman from rural India is aloof to the cartoons and toys that usually draw boys of his age.

The winner of back-to-back titles on the world junior golf circuit in the United States last month knows he must make sacrifices to achieve his dreams.

Golf is a rich man's sport in India and as a kid from a poor family, Shubham started off swinging shabby clubs in the mustard field of his village in the north Indian state of Haryana.