Draft:Ajeetesh Sandhu

Ajeetesh Sandhu (born 9 October 1988) is an Indian professional golfer who currently plays on the PGTI, Asian Tour, European Tour and Japan Golf Tour. As an amateur he captained the squad which represented India at the Eisenhower Trophy in 2006. Sandhu turned professional in 2008 and picked up his first professional victory on the PGTI Tour in 2012 at the DLF Masters in a playoff against Jyoti Randhawa at the DLF Golf & Country Club in Gurugram.

Early life
Ajeetesh Sandhu was introduced to golf at the age of 4, by his father SMS Sandhu, an ex-Chairman of Punjab InfoTech Corp. In 2004, he was presented with the National Child Awards for Exceptional Achievement in Golf. In 2003-2004 he was recognised as the Number 1 player by the Indian Golf Union. Ajeetesh Sandhu, finished high school at St. John's School in Sector 26 in Chandigarh. In 2005 he moved to Florida after receiving a full scholarship by David Leadbetter Golf Academy in Bradenton, Florida for two years.

In November 2005, Sandhu finished runner-up at the "Teens on the Green World Championship finale" at the Mystery Valley Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia.

Professional career
Ajeetesh Sandhu turned professional in 2008, where he has won four times on the domestic tour, PGTI, and once each on the Asian Tour and the Japan Challenge Tour. In 2012, he had his breakthrough win at the DLF Masters in a playoff against Jyoti Randhawa at his home course of DLF Golf & Country Club. Ajeetesh prevailed over the latter with a birdie on the first extra hole to clinch his maiden title on the PGTI.

In 2016 and 2017, Sandhu won the Golconda Masters titles back to back. 2017 was a highlight year for the Chandigarh golfer as he won three titles in quick succession in the same year, more so, his wins in Taipei and Japan came in consecutive weeks. On Oct. 8, 2017 Sandhu fired a final round of 2-under 70 to deny USA's Johannes Veerman for his first Asian Tour title with a win at the US$ 500.000 Yeangder Tournament Players Championship in Taipei. Next week, On Oct. 13, Sandhu won the Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament after beating Konosuke Nakazato of Japan for his first win on the Japan Challenge Tour.

In Oct. 2019, Ajeetesh Sandhu won the Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational for his fourth title on the PGTI and sixth overall across the globe.

On March 27, 2022 he came close to his second Asian Tour title before losing to Nitithorn Thippong of Thailand in a playoff at The DGC Open in New Delhi.

Asian Tour (1)
Japan Challenge Tour (1)