Pillay is making his second Championship start in 2025. Earlier this year, he won the Fiji Amateur Championship in March and the Fiji Open in October. He also finished runner-up in the Samoa Open this past July.
Shakeel PillayShakeel Pillay of Fiji plays a tee stroke during round one of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship being played at the Taiheiyo Club in Gotemba, Japan on Thursday 03 October 2024. Photograph by AAC.
Shakeel PillayShakeel Pillay of Fiji plays a stroke from the fairway during a practice round ahead of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship being played at the Taiheiyo Club in Gotemba, Japan on Wednesday 02 October 2024. Photograph by AAC.
