Hershil Khambyeta is a golf star in the making. The 11-year-old from Oadby is currently competing in the Junior World Golf Championships in sunny California. | "Listen to how I teach, but don't do what I do!" | | Sanjay offers advice |
With luck Hershil will be following in the steps of Tiger Woods, who won the contest no less than seven times in his youth. Click the link below to hear BBC Radio Leicester's Nancy Cole chat with Hershil and his Dad.Hershil became interested in golf after his Dad, Sanjay, bought him a plastic set of golf clubs. By the age of six the young prodigy was playing with a proper metal set, and by nine he was competing for prizes. This will be his biggest competition to date but Hershil remains entirely confident telling us he had "a great chance" of winning.  | | Hershill playing golf |
Sanjay told us that, "There is no pressure from myself. As long as he is enjoying it and there is a progression or an end product that's good". His father hopes that Hershil will improve his game, grow as a person and possibly catch the eye of a talent scout whilst in America. Hershil is already good enough to beat Sanjay whose current advice to his son is, "Listen to how I teach, but don't do what I do!" | 
