Women’s Golf: October 2018
Neha, Sharmila and Nikita in the hunt for LPGA card 20-year-old Aditi Ashok might have company on the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour soon in the form of Neha Tripathi (aged 26), Sharmila Nicollet (27) and Nikita Arjun (24). The Bengalurean is currently the only Indian to hold an LPGA card. Sharmila and Nikita […]
HERO WOMEN’S INDIAN OPEN 2018 TO BE BIGGER THAN EVER BEFORE
Highlights from the Press Conference: • Record prize purse of Half-a-Million US$ • First-time ever – Live coverage on TV over all four days • First-time ever – Tournament to be played over 72 holes • Defending champion Camille Chevalier set to return along with a strong field of international players – 11 out of […]
Leadingcourses.com – Popular online golf course review platform comes to India
Founded in 2007, LeadingCourses.com has since burgeoned into an active golf community. The website aims to help golfers play on the best golf courses available, based on their handicap, demands and location. For instance, golfers can quickly see how other players with a similar handicap value a certain club or course. They can also view […]
Women’s Golf : June 2018
Diksha posts India’s best-ever score at Asia-Pacific Championship In a highly-competitive tournament where Indians have traditionally struggled, 17-year-old Diksha Dagar returned with the best numbers ever by an Indian golfer at the 40th Queen Sirkit Cup Asia-Pacific Amateur Ladies Golf Championship, which concluded in Thailand on May […]
Ashlan Ramsey Savours India Sojourn
Ashlan Ramsey knew from the fifth grade that being a professional golfer was her life’s ultimate ambition. She went on to become the No. 1-ranked amateur in 2013 before turning pro. And there has been no looking back since. Currently on her maiden visit to India, Dannon Martis of Golf Digest India caught up with […]
Fit Sharmila Raring To Go
India’s women’s professional golf circuit was missing her for some time. But a fitter and determined Sharmila Nicollet is now ready to take on the world. The 12-time champion on the Hero Women’s Pro Tour is training in the US under coach Gary Gilchrist to boost her chances of winning an international crown soon. “It’s […]
Terrific Treble
Aditi Ashok clinches third title on the Ladies European Tour in Abu Dhabi One word you can associate with Aditi Ashok is ‘determined’. The 19-year-old golf prodigy had a stellar debut on the Ladies European Tour, where she won two titles and posted 7 top-10s. After becoming the first women’s golfer to represent India at […]
Juniors Get A Taste Behind-The-Scenes At Hero Women’s Indian Open
The juniors were shown around the tournament village on Sunday morning before heading off to the course to watch proceedings of the Hero Women’s Indian Open final round. David Clutterbuck from the Ladies European Tour (LET), who worked on live scoring this week, explained to the aspiring golfers how the entire system of documenting goes […]
LET Conducts 2-day Achievers’ Camp For Juniors
In April 2017, Mike Round, Director of Development on the Ladies European Tour (LET), visited New Delhi for the 6th India Golf Expo. Speaking to a gathering that included the entire Indian golf industry, Round stressed on the need for working together to grow the women’s game in the country similar to what has […]
Marseille Mademoiselle: Chevalier Wins Hero Women’s Indian Open
French Rookie Camille Chevalier Upstages Michele Thomson Of Scotland To Clinch Maiden Hero Women’s Indian Open Crown The 11th edition of the US$ 400,000 Hero Women’s Indian Open added a third successive rookie to its illustrious list of champions when France’s Camille Chevalier put on a valiant effort to snatch the coveted title from overnight […]