India, Aug. 8 -- At the start of the year, when Yuvraj Sandhu sat with his coach Gurbaaz Mann to chalk out his season, he was clear on setting one anomaly right - he wanted to start winning outside India. A consistent performer on the domestic Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) Tour where he finished sixth in 2021, second in 2022 and 13th in 2023, Sandhu had a chastening rookie season on the Asian Tour in 2024 where he made the cut in only four of the 16 tournaments.

"I was very clear that I had to start winning overseas. Winning on PGTI is a bonus but the focus truly is on winning internationally. I came close to qualifying for The Open last year but missed the chance," Sandhu, who resumed his PGTI season at the inaugural Coal India...