PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Canada’s Sudarshan Yelamaraju describes himself as a “really feel” golfer.
The PGA Tour rookie actually felt it this weekend on the Gamers Championship at TPC Sawgrass, with Yelamaraju capturing a 4-under 68 in Sunday’s last spherical for his first top-10 end on tour.
“It has been an extended week,” stated Yeramaraju, who completed with a 72-hole whole of 9-under 279, good for a tie for fifth place, 4 strokes behind winner Cameron Younger.
“I am fairly pleased with the end result. Clearly I labored fairly exhausting to qualify, however I simply needed to play the very best golf I may on the weekend. I believe I did greater than I believed I may.”
The 24-year-old’s path to skilled golf was actually one of the unlikely. He was born in India and moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba when he was 4 years previous. He began enjoying the sport when he was 6 years previous, utilizing rental golf equipment with metal shafts that have been “too lengthy for this small head.”
Yeramaraj obtained his personal set of golf equipment when he was 9 years previous. He carded 101 in his first aggressive spherical, which was the final time he broke triple digits.
Yeramaraju and his father, Suresh, realized tips on how to swing golf equipment by watching YouTube movies from execs similar to Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott.
“There was numerous trial and error and we needed to study and perceive what works for us,” Yellamaraj stated. “I believe for me, what I really feel is how I really feel. On the finish of the day, you simply should go play golf and play in addition to you’ll be able to.”
When he was 16 years previous, Yelamaraju gained the Ontario Beginner Open. He didn’t attend school and performed two years on the PGA Tour Canada circuit and one other two years on the Korn Ferry Tour.
After scoring his first skilled win on the 2025 Bahamas Nice Abaco Traditional on the Abaco Membership, he completed nineteenth on the Korn Ferry Tour’s season-long factors checklist and earned one of many 20 PGA Tour playing cards accessible.
Even now, Yelamaraju doesn’t have a full-time swing coach. He has his caddy, Joel Craft, and his father report his swings. His father performs golf about yearly, however he grew up enjoying aggressive cricket and understands the mechanics of weight switch and swings.
“We watched movies of various gamers,” Yelamaraju stated. “We’re what they’re doing. He understands, ‘OK, if this particular person is doing this and I am working on this path or one thing, perhaps not this fashion, then perhaps strive one thing else.'”
This method paid off at TPC Sawgrass, the place he completed the spherical in fourth place in strokes gained: placing (5.514), 14th in method (4.432), and tied for second in driving distance (311.2 yards).
Though he made his first PGA Tour begin on the 2025 RBC Canadian Open, Yelamaraju certified in 5 of the primary six tournaments of the season, together with a tie for thirteenth on the Sony Open in Hawaii.
He’s ranked 216th on this planet, however is predicted to maneuver up the rankings considerably after his efficiency on the Gamers Championship.
“I do know I can compete and I’ve numerous confidence in myself, however confidence primarily based on outcomes is one thing that nobody can imitate,” Yelamaraju stated. “When you do one thing, you are able to do extra. After all, irrespective of the place you find yourself, you are able to do it, and also you simply step up from there.”
