Amateurs dominate domestic pro event
Pro Golf – Hero WPGT :- With the top one third of Indian lady pros playing in Europe, amateurs took 3 of the top 4 spots at the Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour’s (Hero WPGT) at Golden Greens Golf Club in Gurugram. 16-year-old amateur Sneha Singh of Hyderabad shot 73-71-69 (3-under 213) to claim her […]
15 year old rookie nails first pro title
15-year-old Hitaashee Bakshi, younger of the teenage Bakshi sisters, clinched her maiden professional title in just her 2nd start on the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour (Hero HWPGT) on Dec.18th at the final event of the season at Classic Golf & Country Club in Gurugram. Hitaashee, shot rounds of 73-71-70 (2-under 214) to win the […]
Teenage sisters announce pro debut
The Bakshi sisters – 15-year-old Hitaashee and 17-year-old Jahanvi from Delhi will turn pro starting December 7th at the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour event at DLF Golf & Country Club, Gurgaon. Hitaashee at 15 is slated to become the youngest ever Indian woman professional, surpassing Mysore’s Pranavi Urs, who turned professional earlier this year […]
Women’s Golf: March 2019
Vani earns ALPG playing rights 25-year-old Vani Kapoor became the first Indian golfer to earn playing rights on the Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG) Tour after coming through its first-ever Qualifying Tournament at the Ballarat Golf Club. Vani shot rounds of 71, 78 and 69 to finish at two-over 218 and was tied-12th with three […]
Junior Golf: January 2019
Another Win For Mighty Pranavi 15-year-old Pranavi S. Urs continued her winning form, charging to a 13-stroke win over Delhi native Hitaashee Bakshi at the All India Junior (Boys and Girls) Golf Championship in the Girls Category A division at Eagleton Golf Resort, Bengaluru. She also won the Girls Combined category, edging Anika Varma by […]
Junior Golf: October 2018
Malini marches on NEWYORK 17-year-old Malini Rudra successfully defended her title at the 92nd WMGA Junior Girls Championship on August 22. Held at Rye Golf Club, the New York resident shot an impressive 6 under 67 to take home the trophy by a comfortable five-stroke margin over Paige Diecidue. Organized and run by the Women’s Metropolitan […]
Junior Golf: September 2018
Akshay Bhatia becomes first back-to-back Junior PGA Champion Indo-American Akshay Bhatia—who recently rose to No. 1 in the Rolex Junior Rankings—fought back after posting a disappointing second round 76 to win the prestigious 43rd Junior PGA Championship. In so doing, the 16-year-old became the event’s first successful defending champion. Bhatia, a resident of North Carolina, […]