76 Indian and Foreign Amateur Lady Golfers

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76 Indian and Foreign Amateur Lady Golfers to vie for the 4th USHA DGC LADIES OPEN AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP 2013

New Delhi, October 14: A total of 76 Indian and Foreign Amateur Lady golfers will be in the fray for the 4th DGC LADIES OPEN AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP 2013, to be played at the famous Delhi Golf Club course from October 15-17. The event will be played over 54 holes and in the stroke play format. The championships are set to be keenly fought as with two leading Indian amateurs Gurbani Singh and Aditi Ashok opting out, the likes of Gauri Monga, Millie Saroha and Riddhima Dilawari will fancy their chances. Gaurika Bishnoi, who won the rain-curtailed USHA Northern India Championships, at Gurgaon’s Classic Golf course last week displaying red-hot form, will also look to do an encore.

The three day competition has acquired an interesting dimension with as many as four amateur Korean lady golfers set to tee off at the Delhi Golf Club. Two Sri-Lankan players will also add to the diversity and international flavor, giving an enhanced sense of achievement to the eventual winner. The winner will be decided on Thursday, October 17.

Usha International (UIL) is strongly committed to the development of sports in the country and has been a major supporter of Golf for the last 25 years.

Usha’s unwavering support to Golf has encouraged many promising young talents across to the nation pursue the sport in a professional manner. USHA, the nationwide sponsor of the entire Indian Golf Union (IGU) Ladies Tour, meanwhile continues its long association with the sport. A major supporter of Indian golf for over 25 years now, USHAcovers the entire spectrum of the game in the country – from juniors, to ladies, to professional golf.

To further enhance this belief, USHA sponsors golf training programmes and has been associated with the Junior Training Programme at the prestigious Delhi Golf Club since 2006. USHA sponsored the 33rd Queen Sirikit Cup Championship in New Delhi in 2011. It is the most important women’s amateur golf event in the Asia Pacific region.

ABOUT USHA INTERNATIONAL

Usha International Limited is a trusted house hold consumer durables company with a turnover well over Rs. 2000 crores today. The company is a major supporter of Indian golf and is proud of its long-term association with the sport, covering the entire spectrum of the game. Usha has been associated with ladies golf for over 25 years, and is now the nationwide sponsor of the entire Indian Golf Union (IGU) Ladies Tour. In addition, Usha is committed to supporting golf at the juniors level, sponsoring IGU Junior tournaments in Delhi, Bangalore, Chandigarh, and is closely associated with the Junior Training Program (JTP) at the Delhi Golf Club.