India, Oct. 13 -- At 5 feet 5 inches and tipping the scales at 55 kilos, it's easy for Subhash Tamang to get lost among the giant billboards and the presence of some of the biggest stars in world golf as the DP World India Championship gets underway this week.

But don't dismiss him as a bantamweight trying to punch above his weight.

The 24-year-old from the heritage town of Lalitpur in Nepal may lack the build, but he has the heart of a lion, having completed an arduous, almost unthinkable journey in the sport.

This Thursday at Delhi Golf Club, he will become the first Nepali player to compete in a DP World Tour event. For someone who was busy helping his parents earn an extra buck by laying mud bricks at age 11 and had no idea a sport...