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Women’s Indian Open tees off Dec 4
New Delhi: The tree-lined narrow Delhi Golf Club (DGC) course is ready to host the likes of Thidapa Suwannapura, Carlota Ciganda, Gwladys Nocera, Vani Kapoor and Sharmila Nicollet for the eighth edition of the Hero Women’s Indian Open to be held here Dec 4-6.
The $300,000 event, tri-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET), Ladies Asian Golf Tour (LAGT) and Women’s Golf Association of India (WGAI), will see 108 professionals from around the globe fighting for the top spot.
Defending champion Thidapa, who won her first LET title at last year’s Women’s Indian Open, looks eager for an encore. However, it won’t be easy for the Thailand pro who expects tough completion from Florentyna Parker (2014 Ladies Italian Open winner), Connie Chen (2014 Tenerife Open de Espana winner) and Sophie Gustafson.
“I am very happy to be back in India. I have some fond memories at DGC. I won my first LET title last year at this very event so I am looking forward to the 2014 edition,” Thidapa said.
With the tournament scheduled towards the end of the year, a lot of interesting dynamics will be at play among the top players who are also eying the win carrying with it an exemption to play at the LET.
The Indian challenge will be led by Vani, who has been in dream form this season and is the Order of Merit winner. She also finished third in the Mineks & Regnum Ladies Classic on the LET’s Access Series recently.
The only Indian to retain her LET card for two years, Sharmila will be making a comeback from a toe injury and will look to make an impact.
“It’s been a tough year for me. I have struggled with injuries but thankfully I am recovering now and working on my game. It’s good to be back for Women’s Indian Open at DGC. I am giving my best and hoping for results,” said Sharmila.
Another golfer to look out for is Delhi’s Gauri Monga, who put up a stellar performance last year to finish T5 and is playing her first tournament as professional.
Some changes have been made to the course this year. The par score has been set at 73 and the course length has also been reduced by over a hundred yards to deal with restricted daylight hours.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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