Class of 2027 · Bangalore, India
Ishnidh Singh Virdi
Amateur golfer from Bangalore, playing out of the Karnataka Golf Association. Eight tournament wins, six of them in WAGR-ranked events, and a record built across India, South East Asia and British links. Selected to the Indian National Squad by the Indian Golf Union.
Playing record
Recent form
IGU Rotary Southern India Amateur Championship
Won wire to wire in a men’s amateur field. Rounds of 67–69–73–69 for −10, winning by eight. His first title in an open amateur championship, at his home club.
IGU Gujarat State Junior Boys Championship
Tied third in an IGU national junior championship, the week after the Southern India Amateur. Rounds of 70–72–73–74 for +1.
R&A Boys' Amateur Championship
Played for the Indian National Squad (IGU). Rounds of 73–70 for +1, one shot outside the mark that advanced to match play. Level par was the qualifying score, and the last of the 64 places went on countback of second-round scores.
Four weeks on British links
Third at the ProDreamUSA College Showcase at Dundonald in the same week as the Boys' Amateur, then the South East of England Amateur in Kent, a full adult field over two Open rota and Open qualifying courses, keeping every round in single figures.
Season ahead
IGU Eastern India Amateur Golf Championship
Royal Calcutta Golf Club · Kolkata, India
IGU Jharkhand State Junior Boys Golf Championship
Golmuri Golf Club · Golmuri, India
IGU Eastern India Junior Boys Golf Championship
Royal Calcutta Golf Club · Kolkata, India
IGU All India Junior Boys Golf Championship
Tollygunge Golf Club · Kolkata, India
IGU 125th Amateur Golf Championship of India
Bombay Presidency Golf Club · Mumbai, India
Tournament record
| Tournament | Result | Rounds | Total | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
IGU Gujarat State Junior Boys Golf Championship Kensville Golf Club, Ahmedabad · WAGR · IGU national championship | T3 | 70–72–73–74 | +1 | Oct 2026 |
IGU Rotary Southern India Amateur Golf Championship Karnataka Golf Association, Bengaluru · WAGR · men’s amateur field | Win | 67–69–73–69 | −10 | Oct 2026 |
Makassar Amateur Golf International Championship Padivalley Golf Club, Indonesia · WAGR | 11th | +5, +8, +1 | +14 | Sep 2026 |
ProDreamUSA College Showcase Dundonald Links, Scotland · WAGR | 3rd | −3, −2, +2 | −3 | Aug 2026 |
R&A Boys' Amateur Championship Gailes Links, Scotland · Indian National Squad | Missed match play by 1 | 73–70 | +1 | Aug 2026 |
Infinity TSG International Junior Zion Hills Golf County, Kolar · WAGR | Win | 64–69–67 | −16 | Jul 2026 |
IGU South Zone Junior Clover Greens · WAGR | Win | 65–70–70 | −11 | Jun 2026 |
Ciputra Golfpreneur World Junior Championship Damai Indah Golf, Jakarta · WAGR | 24th | 76–69–78 | +7 | Jun 2026 |
IGU AP State Junior Boys Vizag · IGU national event · WAGR | 3rd | 70–71–75–74 | +2 | May 2026 |
IGU National Junior U18 Jaipur · A Category · closing 67 | 2nd | 73–70–69–67 | −1 | Apr 2026 |
IGU National Junior U18 Panchkula · A Category | 3rd | 78–70–75–69 | +4 | Apr 2026 |
IGU Telangana Men's Amateur Men's field · lowest round of the field on day 2 · 82nd → 16th | 16th | 81–69–73–71 | +6 | Apr 2026 |
IGU National Junior U18 Ahmedabad · A Category | 3rd | 69–73–75–74 | +3 | Oct 2025 |
Kedah International Junior Malaysia · U19 WAGR · international field | Win | 71–70–70 | −5 | Sep 2025 |
CSK Junior Golf Championship Chennai · WAGR | Win | 75–69–79 | +7 | Sep 2025 |
TSG Zion Hills WAGR Series, Event 2 WAGR-ranked | Win | 78–75–77 | +14 | Jul 2025 |
IGU National Junior U18 Jaipur · A Category | 2nd | 75–68–70–74 | +7 | Apr 2025 |
Singapore Junior Masters Laguna National · international podium | 3rd | 74–73–73 | +4 | Sep 2024 |
Full tournament history available on request. Scoring statistics are drawn from IGU National and WAGR-ranked rounds only.
The team
Paul Slythe
Commonwealth Games silver medallist
Karnataka Golf Association, Bangalore
Head Start Educational Academy, Bangalore
Roughly 25 tournaments a year across India and internationally, almost all WAGR-ranked — IGU national championships and international junior and amateur championships
91.6%
1300
Applied Mathematics
The bag
Photographs
Video
Second shot into the 5th
Boulder Hills · 5th, par 5
Mid iron into a par 5
Royal Cinque Ports · Par 5
The closing hole
Boulder Hills · 18th, par 5
Putting, tournament round
Zion Hills
A holed putt on a links green
Royal Cinque Ports
Long iron, Dundonald Links
Dundonald Links · 2nd, par 4
9 iron approach
Damai Indah Golf, PIK
Opening tee shot
Damai Indah Golf, PIK
Driver off the 10th tee
Clover Greens · 10th, par 4
3 wood off the 3rd tee
Karnataka Golf Association · 3rd, par 4
8 iron into the 17th
Karnataka Golf Association · 17th, par 4
9 iron into the 6th
Karnataka Golf Association · 6th, par 4
Driver off the 1st tee
ASC Golf Course · 1st
6 iron, range session
To The Tee
Out of a fairway bunker
Padivalley Golf Club
Chip and run
Greenside bunker
Panchkula Golf Course
7 iron recovery under the trees
ITC Classic Golf Resort · 7th, par 4
Pitch shots
Out of a links pit bunker
Glen Golf Club
Chipping around the green
Head Start School
Chip and run on the 6th
Padivalley Golf Club · 6th
Gate drill, 6 feet
A 6 foot putt
Five foot putts
Letters of recommendation
I am very excited for Ishnidh, it is only a matter of time before he steps onto the podium on the World Stage and I do not know anyone more deserving.
Paul Foston
PGA Professional, Advanced Fellow
Paul Foston Golf Academy, Kent
Written April 2026
In nine years, I have never once had to repeat a coaching point or remind him of a drill.
Bamby Randhawa
Coach
National Golf Academy of India, Indian Golf Union
Written May 2026
In recognition of his exceptional talent and dedication to golf, the school has awarded him a tuition scholarship.
Tejas D Venkatesha
Director, Sports
Head Start Educational Academy, Bangalore
Written May 2026
Each letter is shown as written. Figures quoted inside them are current to that date; the playing record above is kept up to date.
In the press
Ishnidh Virdi, Keya Kumar Badugu win golf titles
“Virdi shot a closing three-under-par 69 for an impressive four-day total of 10-under 278.”
Ishnidh Virdi claims amateur golf crown
“Local golfer Ishnidh Singh Virdi completed a splendid wire-to-wire victory at the IGU Rotary Southern India Bio-Gen Sansera Amateur Golf Championships at the KGA course in Bengaluru on Friday.”
Harjai, Guntas to battle for crown in Scotland tournament
“Virdi, the 17-year-old amateur who is ranked No. 2 on the IGU All-India Junior Order of Merit, will be teeing off at the Gailes Links course for the first time.”