Singapore, Jan. 19 -- Golf is often regarded as an elitist and rich man's sport, but India's Rashid Khan is doing his utmost to fight the stereotype on the course.
The 28-year-old was detained by New Delhi police - who he had called in - for several hours in May after he was refused permission to enter the Delhi Golf Club, despite claiming that a Supreme Court ruling had granted him admission as long as he pays the green fees.
Discouraged by what he perceived to be discrimination against those like himself - Khan is from a humble background and had to train with other less well-to-do Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) colleagues on a wasteland on the outskirts of the capital last year - he contemplated quitting the sport.
But his ...