What's In the Bag: India's lowest ever ranked amateur and now a professional, Viraj Madappa at the Golconda Masters

Driver: Titleist 917D3, Loft: 8.5 degrees set at D4 setting (Fade setting) with a 12 gram weight at the back (helps him hit it higher), Shaft: Project X Hazardus X Flex 62 grams with a high kick point.

3 Wood: TaylorMade M2 smaller head, Loft: 14.25 degrees, Shaft: Project X Hazardus 65 grams X flex.

He adds that he likes to hit a draw with this club and can it really far with this club.“ This thing goes forever. Sometimes it’s hard to tell whether I’ve hit my driver or 3 wood. I like to use this club off the tee and whenever a draw is required off thee, I pull this out because I’m comfortable hitting a fade with my driver as of now. Unless I really need to carry something, I’ll pull this out whenever a draw is required ith a tee-shot.”

Hybrid Club: Titleist 816 H1, Loft: 17 degrees with an A1 setting (neutral), Shaft: Project X Hazardus 85 grams X Flex

It’s a strong 2 hybrid compared to a standard 18/19 degree

Irons: Titleist CB 716 4-PW, Lofts and lies: 1 degree flat and 2 degrees stronger, Shafts: Dynamic Gold X100 with high kickpoints

He hits it high with a lot of spin, these clubs are designed for him to hit it lower in windy conditions.

Wedges: Titleist SM6 50, 54 bent to 53 and 60 bent to 59 degrees, Bounces: 50- F Grind with12 degrees, 53- M Grind with 08 and 59- M Grind with 08, Shafts: Dynamic Gold X100

Putter: Scotty Cameron GoLo 7 Dual Balanced with 50 grams of weight. Soft face with a heavy head.

Viraj follows the AimPoint green reading technique and has tapes down his putter shaft to assist him with the same.

His putter has been with him for 2.5 years and is the most trusty club in his bag. The 6 foot two inch lad feels he’s not going to change it soon.

Ball: Titleist Pro V1 with a dot of a varying colour next to the number and an elongated black putting line.

His clubs have been with him since November 2016 but has played the same irons with different shafts prior to the switch. These clubs were designed for him to play in the blustery conditions of Texas in the United states. Previously, he played clubs that suited the Asian conditions of soft golf courses.

He carries a mix of nuts, almonds, cranberries and raisins. Viraj also carries bananas, a home made energy bar of peanut butter and granola.

He carries a big tee and a small tee in his right pocket and randomly picks one out of the above pictured markers for the day.

Viraj Madappa has been ranked as high as 45^th in the world on the Official World Amateur Golf ranking, by far the best ranked Indian amateur ever. His biggest achievements include winning the Taiwan World Amateur Championship in 2015 and finishing third at the Singapore Open Amateur Championship in 2016.

He is coached by Tarun Sardesai who is based out of Zion Hill Country Club in Bangalore, India.

His favourite players include Bubba Watson, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.