'People take me as soft' - Sahith Theegala hungry to break duck on PGA Tour after Grade A rookie season

Sahith Theegala has dismissed the notion that he is not hungry for success, and his goal for next season is to break his duck on the PGA Tour. The American has had a superb rookie season on the PGA Tour, with five top 10s and a number of other decent showings. Ad He went agonisingly close with a T2 at the Travelers Championship, but did enough over the course of the season to reach the FedEx Cup play-offs.

BMW ChampionshipCantlay defends BMW Championship, Scheffler top seed for Tour Championship13 HOURS AGO The 24-year-old has graded his season an A, and is looking to keep progressing and get a win on the board. His season is not yet over, as he made two superb putts on his final couple of holes at the BMW Championship on Sunday to earn his place in next week's Tour Championship. “It has been incredible,” Theegala told Eurosport.

“I just had one goal or expectation at the start of the year and that was to keep my card. I am just so happy to get here. “I just wanted to keep my card.

I reached a point after the Waste Management (tied for third) and it freed me up for the rest of the season and I started getting better. “Maybe the results did not get better, but I started playing really good golf and got myself close a few times. It has been a great year.