Shubhankar eyes a happy homecoming

In terms of statistics alone, Shubhankar Sharma has had a pretty consistent 2024 where he made the cut 21 times in 26 starts and had two top-10 finishes in Europe's DP World Tour.

- Shantanu Srivastava

NEW DELHI: But for someone who has been plying his trade in Europe regularly for the past six years, making the cut is no longer a consolation.

"It's been a consistent season but it's high time I won on the tour. It's truly been a while," Sharma, 28, whose two wins on the European tour came in the span of two months in 2017-18, admitted.

Currently in the UAE for the DP World Tour's Ras Al Khaimah Championship that starts on Thursday, Shubhankar will have an opportunity to add to his 10 professional wins across tours when he lines up alongside a strong field led by Bryson DeChambeau at the $2 million International Series event at Gurugram's DLF Golf and Country Club next week.

Shubhankar, who grew up on the daunting course, feels the International Series' debut will give a major fillip to golf in India.