Diksha Dagar, who has secured victory on the LET this season, is undeniably a top contender to clinch the title in Gurgaon
As one of the highlights of the Indian golf calendar – the US$400,000 Hero Women’s Indian Open tees off this week at the DLF GC in Gurgaon , the biggest draw for home fans is young Diksha Dagar, who is enjoying a breakout year on the Ladies European Tour (LET). Dagar has won once and finished in the top-10 an amazing seven times in 23 events so far this season. She is currently ranked fourth in the LET rankings, two spots ahead of India’s highest ranked player Aditi Ashok, who has also won on the LET this season but who plays primarily on the LPGA Tour and so will not be seen in action this week.
Dagar will have plenty of competition – three of the other top five ranked LET players are also in the fray including Ana Pelaez Trivino of Spain, Thailand’s Trichat Cheenglab, as well as three former champions – Christine Wolf (2019), Becky Morgan (2018), and Camille Chevalier (2017).
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Also to be watched is 17 year old Avani Prashanth, India’s No. 1 female amateur golfer and an LET Access Series winner a few weeks ago who nearly finished in the top 10 last year with the best last 36 hole total. Several leading players from the Hero Women’s professional golf tour will be in action. In fact, as the host country, India has the largest number of players competing in the event with 31, five of whom are amateurs. In all 120 players representing more than 25 countries will take part in the event.
After securing a Silver medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Aditi Ashok will be participating in the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea this week. In recognition of her impressive achievement, the Karnataka Government has also announced a generous cash prize of 15 lakhs for her silver medal.
The 15th Hero Women’s Indian Open will be played on October 19-22 at DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon. Entry to the venue this week is open and free of charge to non-members and members of the club equally.
Follow the live scores from the tournament here.
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