Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma has accepted an invitation to compete in the 2018 Augusta Masters.
The 21-year-old Sharma will be making his first appearance in the tournament.
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“Golf is a global game, and throughout our history we have extended invitations to deserving international players not otherwise qualified,” said, the tournament chairman, Fred Ridley.
“As his results have proven, Shubhankar is a remarkable young player, and we look forward to welcoming him to Augusta National in April.”
Sharma has won twice in the past four months, at the Jo'burg Open in December and the Maybank Championship in February.
He recently finished T-9 at the WGC-Mexico Championship, holding the lead after 36 and 54 holes. Now ranked No. 66 on the Official World Golf ranking, the Masters will be the first major championship appearance of his career.
Sharma will become the fourth Indian player to compete in the Masters, following Jeev Milkha Singh, Arjun Atwal and Anirban Lahiri.
Two qualification criteria remain active for this year’s tournament: winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the season-ending Tour Championship and the 50 leaders on the Official World Golf ranking published during the week prior to the Masters.
The 2018 tournament will mark the 82nd playing of the Masters and is scheduled for April 2 – 8.
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