India, Feb. 24 -- Around this time last year, Shubham Jaglan was still an amateur trying to build his golf career at the University of South Florida. Things have progressed at breakneck pace since then. Since turning professional last July, Jaglan played in the third-tier PGA Americas -pathway to qualify for the Korn Ferry Tour and the final stage of the PGA Tour Q-School -where he made the cut thrice in nine outings, finishing tied third at the BioSteel Championship.

Having assessed his game there, the 20-year-old, who dreams of playing on the PGA Tour, returned to India last year to play in the domestic Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) and the Asian Tour. While "playing at the highest level" remains his ultimate goal, Jaglan's PG...