9-Year-Old Prarthana Swinging It Right
At the age of 6, Prarthana Khanna’s parents wondered which sport she would pursue. Initial attempts at swimming and tennis proved futile. It was the opening of Hamoni’s stand-alone golf facility in 2014 that drew the youngster to golf. “During her first ever practice session, she enjoyed getting the ball up in the air,” says […]
Vani Kapoor Begins Season On A Winning Note
Vani Kapoor played a flawless back nine to carve out a win in the first leg of the 2018 Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Kalhaar Blues & Greens, Ahmedabad. Vani, who won 4 titles in 6 starts in 2017, carded an even par 72 to finish 5-over 221 and edge out Saaniya Sharma […]
Diksha Dagar, Neha Tripathi Sign Off 2017 With Wins
AMATEUR DIKSHA TRIUMPHS IN FINAL LEG 16-year-old Diksha Dagar completed a wire-to-wire victory after a third successive sub-par round in the final leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at ITC Classic Golf & Country Club. The left-handed amateur carded a round of 2-under 70 and took her three-day total to 9-under 207, winning […]
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 […]
Carlota Ciganda: “Golf needs to be a fun activity to attract kids”
An exclusive interview with the Spanish World No. 22: Carlota Ciganda burst onto the scene in 2012, in her debut season, winning the Ladies European Tour (LET) Order of Merit. The Spaniard’s career has only been on the ascendancy since and, as the World No. 22 on the Rolex Rankings, she is poised to become […]