Sharma hoping to make waves

– India’s Shubhankar Sharma said he was hoping to upset the odds at this week’s CIMB Classic as he hunts the Asian merit crown along with his PGA Tour card.

21-year-old Sharma won February’s Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur and he returns to the Malaysian capital on top of the Asian Tour prize money standings.

Two-time champion at the tournament and former world No 1 Justin Thomas, and fellow Ryder Cup player, Englishman Paul Casey, headline the $7 million tournament along with defending title-holder Pat Perez. –

Kuala Lumpur