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Self-Taught Rookie Sudarshan Yellamaraju Climbs Into Players Top 10 Late on Sunday

The India-born Canadian learned from YouTube videos, converting a steady debut season into a surge at TPC Sawgrass.

Overview

  • With four holes remaining, he sat sixth at nine under, four shots behind leader Ludvig Aberg, according to Sunday coverage.
  • A top-10 finish would be worth more than $600,000, surpassing his reported PGA Tour earnings of about $359,000.
  • His week was sparked by a bogey-free 66 on Saturday that moved him to five under and, per earlier reports, led key strokes-gained categories.
  • He has no coach and taught himself by studying clips of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, developing his game at Winnipeg’s Golf Dome from childhood.
  • The 24-year-old rookie has made five of seven cuts this season with top-20s at the Sony Open and the Cognizant Classic after moving to Canada at age four from India.