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India's Shubhankar Sharma
approaches the green on the
16th hole in the final round of
the Mexico Championship
at Chapultepec Golf Club in
Mexico City, Sunday, March
4, 2018.
Associated Press

India's Shubhankar
Sharma gets

Masters invitation

By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) —
Shubhankar Sharma can
add another achievement
to his rapid rise. He's going
to the Masters.
Two days after Sharma
held the 54-hole lead in
his first World Golf Champi-
onships appearance, the
21-year-old from India ac-
cepted a special invitation
to play in the Masters next
month.
He will be the fourth Indian
to play the Masters, and
the second to receive a
special invitation. Jeev
Milkha Singh, a mentor to
Sharma, received one in
2008.
"Golf is a global game, and
throughout our history we
have extended invitations
to deserving international
players not otherwise qual-
ified," Augusta National
chairman Fred Ridley said.
"As his results have proven,
Shubhankar Sharma is a re-
markable young player." Nance Jr. has career
Sharma was at No. 462 in
the world three months game as Cavs beat Pistons
ago when he shot 61 in the
second round and won the
Joburg Open. He closed
with a 62 last month to win
the Malaysian Open, mak- Cleveland Cavaliers' Larry Nance Jr. dunks the ball against the Detroit Pistons in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday,
ing him the only two-time March 5, 2018, in Cleveland.
winner on the European Associated Press
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