She is amongst India’s key faces in golf and perhaps the game’s biggest female mascot as yet. Sharmila Nicollet is not just a golfer, she is a brand. Believer of karma, she is confident, global, inspirational and kind. Sharmila knows what she wants and chases it with dogged pursuit. She is competitive and aggressive in her sport.
Here are 7 things about Sharmila that you should know.
- Golfer yes, but she also plays the Piano. Loves Sudoku. Yoga is her meditation but shopping is her indulgence.
- She is an ace swimming with over 72 medals in state and national meets
- Cars and gadgets are her big turn on. She follows everything experimental in both.
- Golf to her is the most challenging game around. She is a long driver and loves whacking a long ball down the fairway
- Sharmila in her own words is described by: Determination, Dedication, Passion For The Game, Not Unduly Affected By Pressure, Very Competitive, Physically Fit And Mentally Strong
- Favourite People: Mom, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Jason Statham
- Want to win over Sharmila? “If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything,” she says
- She can speak French, English, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Urdu
Nicollet did her schooling in Bishop Cotton Girls’ School and Bangalore International school finishing her 10th grade and 12th grade privately. Her game took precedence and she started travelling with it. An Indo-French person, she explored the sport in full spirit, practised regularly and then started playing on Asian and European Tours. Nicollet was also the youngest lady golfer to win the All-India Ladies Amateur Championship in 2007–2008
