GREAT ABACO, Bahamas — Sudarshan Yellamaraju shot a bogey-free 8-under 64 on Wednesday for a five-stroke victory in the Bahamas Great Abaco Classic, the second event of the year on the Korn Ferry Tour.
The 23-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., began with a one-shot lead and pulled ahead with five birdies in a six-hole stretch on the front nine at The Abaco Club. He added birdies on Nos. 14, 15 and 17 to finish his first professional victory at 25-under 263 — a record for the tournament, which dates to 2017.
Two-time PGA TOUR winner Russell Knox of Scotland and Kensei Hirata of Japan tied for second at 20 under. The 39-year-old Knox has finished in the top 10 in both Korn Ferry Tour events this year. Hirata, a seven-time winner on the Japan Golf Tour, was making his Korn Ferry debut.
Born in India, Yellamaraju moved to Winnipeg, with his family as a child and started playing golf at age 6. He turned pro at age 19 and competed on PGA TOUR Canada before finishing 99th on the Korn Ferry Tour points list last season as a rookie.
Yellamaraju made it through qualifying school to earn eight guaranteed Korn Ferry Tour starts in 2025. Now he’s exempt through next season and in good position to earn a PGA TOUR card.
About Sudarshan Yellamaraju
- Captures first career Korn Ferry Tour victory in his 29th start on Tour
- Fourth time the 54-hole leader/co-leader has gone on to win the Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club
- Becomes the 20th Canadian to win on the Korn Ferry Tour; third to win The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club (Adam Svensson/2018; Ben Silverman/2023)
- At 25-under 263, breaks the previous 72-hole tournament scoring record of 270; shared by Jared Wolfe (2020), Brandon Harkins (2022) and Zecheng Dou (2022)
- Moves to No. 2 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List
- Sixth winner under the age of 24 years old to win on the Korn Ferry Tour since the start of the 2023 season
- Secured guaranteed starts in the first eight events of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour season with a T36 finish at Final Stage of 2024 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry
- As a rookie, finished No. 99 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, logging 13 made cuts and one top-10 finish (T7/NV5 Invitational) in 25 starts
- Finished T14 at Final Stage of 2023 PGA TOUR Q-School to earn Korn Ferry Tour membership for the first time
- Previously competed on PGA TOUR Canada (2022, 2023); where he made 12 cuts in 18 total starts with four top-10s
- Turned professional in 2021 and plays from Mississauga, Ontario
- Born in Visakhapatnam, India