Report by Anand Datla
July 07, 2015: Delhi youngster Vani Kapoor will be looking to make amends and return to winning ways in the 10th leg of the Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour to be played at the beautiful Eagleton Golf Resorts on the outskirts of Bengaluru. The INR 7,00,000 event will see 18 professionals and 6 amateurs fighting it out for the top honours, and will be played from 8th to 10th July 2015. The field of 24 players is the highest ever in the history of the Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour.
Vani, who finished tied second in the last leg and leads the Hero Order of Merit 2015 with total earnings of INR 9,14,200, has posted three wins in nine appearances this season. However, victory has eluded her in the last four events, and she would be looking for a swing in her fortunes at the Eagleton.
The Delhi golfer is however expected to face a stiff challenge from veteran Smriti Mehra of Kolkata, who currently has two wins this season in eight appearances, and is sitting at the second position in the money list with total earnings of INR 6,45,000.
Other golfers in the fray would be rookie golfer Amandeep Drall of Panchkula and Kolkata’s Neha Tripathi. Amandeep, who played sensational golf in the last leg and finished tied second at Srinagar, has been impressive in her maiden season and is placed third with total earnings of INR 6,35,200 in nine appearances.
Hero Motocorp sponsored Sharmila Nicollet and Kiran Matharu are the notable absentees from the event. Bengaluru based Nicollet would have been a major attraction in her home city, but has given the event a miss.
In the growing list of professionals in the country, defending champion Mehar Atwal, who won the event last year as an amateur, Gauri Monga, Amandeep Drall and Ayesha Kapur will be making their maiden appearance at the Eagleton as professionals. Other players to look out for are Ankita Tiwana and Saaniya Sharma. Amongst the amateurs, Millie Saroha along with Suchitra Ramesh, Astha Madan, Raksha Phadke, Trisha Sunil and Diksha Dagar will be keen to push the pros and make an impact at the tournament.
The par 72 golf course is located on the outskirts of Bengaluru and is one of the most beautiful golf resorts in Southern India. Spread over 7100 acres, the course is all set to pose a challenge to the players. The Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour 2015 comprises a total of nineteen legs spanning across key locations in India.
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