India, Feb. 20 -- Shubhankar Sharma's quest to find home-cooked vegetarian food in whichever part of the globe he travels to, has possibly helped unearth a future golf superstar for Kenya.

A feel-good story is developing at this week's Magical Kenya Open, a DP World Tour event at Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi. It features India's Sharma and a 15-year-old Shashwat Harish, a Kenyan amateur of Indian origin and the youngest player in the field.

Shashwat has swept a majority of junior titles in his country over the past year. His reward is one of the amateur spots in the US$2.5 million tournament.

The youngster became interested in the sport at a young age, long before Sharma appeared in his life as a powerful catalyst in 2022. When Shashw...