Mar 4, 2018; Mexico City, MEX; Shubhankar Sharma plays a shot on the fifth hole during the final round of the WGC - Mexico Championship golf tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec. Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
(Reuters) - Shubhankar Sharma's hopes of winning on his PGA Tour debut were dashed by a torrid final round on Sunday but the 21-year-old Indian's performance at the WGC-Mexico Championship has made the golfing world sit up and take notice.
Sharma teed off in the final group along with Phil Mickelson and Tyrrell Hatton at Club de Golf Chapultepec holding a two-shot lead and needing one more great round to become the youngest winner of a World Golf Championships event, as well as the first to win in his first WGC start.
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