Vani Kapoor at Clover Greens

Edited by Anand Datla

Hosur, 9th September 2014: The 10th leg of the Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour is all set to tee off at the picturesque Clover Greens Golf Course from the 10th of September 2014. The INR 4,00,000 tournament will see, Vani Kapoor start as the favorite, who has just returned from a heroic performance in the LET Access series in Turkey. The Delhi youngster increased her earnings by € 3, 649 to finish third in the Mineks & Regnum Ladies Classic earlier this month.

Vani, who currently leads the Hero Order of Merit with total earnings of INR 9, 55, 000 from 9 appearances (5 victories | 3 Runners Up) would like to carry forward her winning momentum to consolidate her position at the top of the money list. The Delhi youngster who is upbeat about her winning streak at the domestic and international circuit will however face stiff competition from the Kolkata ladies, veteran Smriti Mehra and Neha Tripathi.

Smriti who is currently placed 5th in the Hero Order of Merit with total earnings of INR 4, 31, 000 from 6 appearances will be eager to make a comeback after missing the last two legs on the tour. Smriti will be playing on the tour after a gap of over 50 days, while Neha Tripathi who edged past Vani in the 9th leg to finish, as the best professional would definitelylook forward to a repeat performance in the 10th leg. Neha is currently placed second in the Hero Order of Merit with total earnings of INR 6,04,000 from 8 appearances.

Some of the golfers to watch out for from the field of 11 (nine professionals and two amateurs), are Delhi’s Ankita Tiwana, Chandigarh’s Saaniya Sharma, Pune golfer Shweta Galande along with amateurs Anisha Padukone from Bengaluru and Delhi’s Gauri Monga.

Hero MotoCorp sponsored Bengaluru golfer Sharmila Nicollet will not be seen in action in the 10th leg as she is nursing an injury. The tenth leg of the Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour 2014 will showcase a field of 11 golfers, which includes 9 professionals and 2 amateur golfers from across India.

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