Asian Video games-bound Avani Prashanth will lead a three-member Indian facet for the Espirito Santo Trophy – a World Newbie Crew Championship (WATC) for ladies organised by the Worldwide Golf Federation (IGF) in Abu Dhabi subsequent month.
Nishna Patel and Mannat Brar are the opposite two gamers chosen by the Indian Golf Union (IGU) for the occasion to be held from October 25–28.
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The IGU has additionally named Yuvraj Singh, Shaurya Bhattacharya and Rohit within the males’s crew, which can play for the Eisenhower Trophy from October 18–21 on the identical venue.
The WATC is a stroke-play occasion that includes greater than 50 groups through which the most effective two particular person scores on either side rely in the direction of the ultimate rating.
Avani, winner of the Queen Sirikit Cup particular person title this 12 months, has been in nice kind. She just lately gained the Women European Tour’s Entry Sequence occasion in Sweden, turning into the primary Indian lady to take action.
Nishna Patel was the runner-up on the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC) Juniors in Manila, the place Avani had earlier achieved her Queen Sirikit success.
Mannat Brar has additionally been in good kind and competed in professional occasions on the Hero Ladies’s Professional Golf Tour. Nishna and Mannat have additionally performed within the British Ladies’s Newbie this 12 months.
“Avani, Nishna and Mannat have carried out beautifully this season and we’ve nice hopes from them. All our gamers have good expertise, with the IGU having despatched them out of India for quite a few occasions. Avani can also be headed to the Asian Video games (in Hangzhou), so we’re fairly excited,” mentioned IGU president Brijinder Singh.
Yuvraj Singh, India’s high novice, and Shaurya have had quite a lot of expertise within the final two years, having been to quite a few occasions.
Rohit has additionally been doing effectively on the home circuit. All three are taking part in the Eisenhower Trophy for the primary time.