March 21, 2018 by admin

Shubhankar to lock horns with Garcia in WGC Match Play

Austin (USA), Shubhankar Sharma will enter the World Golf Championships Match Play cauldron after being drawn into a mouth-watering opening match against reigning Masters champion Sergio Garcia on Wednesday.The 21-year-old will also face American Xander Schauffele, the 2017 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, and South Africa’s Dylan Frittelli in Group 7 of the preliminary stage.“I think it’s a great group. I’ve played with Xander before and I know Dylan well. It’ll be a great group with Sergio there as well. I’ll have to play my best and make as many birdies as possible,” said Sharma.Sharma will be making his debut at the event, which is exclusive for the leading 64 players in the world. “I love match play. The last time I played (that format) was 2013 when I played my last event as an amateur; and I ended winning the event. I love match play as it’s a lot of fun and you go for a few shots which you don’t normally do in stroke play events,” Sharma added. “You have to be as aggressive as possible which is the best part about match play,” said Sharma.