Viraat Badhwar (born 28 August 1995) is an Indian- Australian amateur golfer from

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Personal life

Badhwar was born in

New Delhi, India New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...

and took up golf at the early age of six, playing at the

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, New Delhi and Jaypee Greens Golf Resort, Greater Noida. His early schooling was at Delhi Public School, East of Kailash (Junior School) and then

Delhi Public School Delhi Public School (also known as DPS) is the largest public school institution in India. The classes are from KG I to Class XII (Science, Arts and Commerce). It is affiliated to CBSE. Delhi Public School may refer to: * Delhi Public School Socie ...

, R.K. Puram (Senior School). He moved with his family at the age of eleven to

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

and completed his high school education at

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in 2012, where he was part of the Queensland Golf School of Excellence. He was a member of the Queensland Junior State Squad in 2011, 2012 and 2013, Queensland Mens State Squad in 2013 and was a member of the Queensland Academy of Sport. He attended

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from 2013 to 2017.

Tournament wins

*2010

Junior World Golf Championships The IMG Academy Junior World Golf Championships are held in San Diego, California, United States each year, currently in July and conducted by the San Diego Junior Golf Association. They include tournaments for six age groups ranging from under-6 to ...

(Boys 13–14) *2012 Toyota World Junior Golf World Cup (individual champion) *2013

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Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Queensland): 2013 (winners)

Awards

*Byron Nelson International Junior Golf Award 2013 *2013 Queensland Junior Sport Star of the Year

References

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