From L – R – Mayali Kashyap, Amreen Sandhu and Gauri Monga
The 13th edition of the 3-day DGC Ladies Amateur Open Golf Championship 2023, sponsored by USHA, concluded with 102 participants ages 10 to 83 competing across various categories with the top category eligible for World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) points in which Gauri Monga (236) and Amreen Sandhu (237) enjoyed a closely contested battle.
Administered by the R&A and USGA, WAGR involves 10,000 participants in 4,000 events globally.
Ms. Chhaya Shriram Director Usha International with the winner Ms. Gauri Monga
Such Ladies Opens are staged by various major clubs across India annually providing an additional platform for Ladies of various abilities to compete in handicap and age categories and supplements the Indian Golf Union’s Ladies and Junior Tours which is only held in gross score format.
Usha has partnered with Delhi Golf Club for over four decades to support golf across various platforms ranging from juniors to ladies, leading to the emergence of several promising golfers over the years. The brand has also been an avid supporter and promoter of a wide array of inclusive sporting initiatives across the country, including its association with the Mumbai Indians team for IPL, Ultimate Flying Disc, indigenous Indian regional sports such as Gatka, Turai Kar, Kalari, Mallakhamb, Siat Khnam, Thang-Ta, and Saz-Loung, cricket for the specially-abled, sports for visually challenged (athletics, kabaddi, judo, and powerlifting), as well as football.
Photo – DGC