Club News
NOIDA OPEN LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP
Noida Golf Course on 4th and 5th March hosted two
days of its annual event – 7th Noida Open Ladies Golf
Amateur Championship 2021 . Ladies from all over the country including Pune , Bhubaneswar , Indore , Chandigarh , Panchkula and Delhi NCR participated in the event and enjoyed two days of competitive golf .
On account of the guidelines prevailing due to the pandemic Covid 19 , the field was limited .
The players appreciated the smooth conduct and the hospitality shown by Ladies Section , Noida Golf Course particularly the captain Madhu Sharma , who along with her team put in her best efforts to make this event successful and a good experience for all the participants .
Ladies from the age of 14-76 years took part in the event and the field comprised of 12 Gold Division Golfers as well . The winner of best card returned Sharanya Sah representing Delhi Golf Club played over 36 holes over a period of two days .
Ladies of NGC also played with great enthusiasm and bagged quite a few prizes in various competitions like Stableford , Sr . Citizen ( 65 years and above ), Silver and Bronze Division Spot Prizes , Straightest Drive , Nearest to the Pin .
Q & A with
MADHU SHARMA
Ladies Captain , NGC
GP : How was this year different from other years ?
MS : The year 2020 as we all know has been very difficult for everyone on account of the pandemic and no tournament could be organised last year . This event was one of the first such event organised after the relaxation in the lockdown restrictions and became special because of the overwhelming response received for participation from the Golfers all over the country .
GP : Any changes you would like to have within the Ladies Section ?
MS : Firstly , I would like to highlight that the
Ladies Section has been very supportive in making this event a success . The one of the change that I can think of is that I would like to encourage and increase participation by young women .
GP : Challenges you want to highlight ?
MS : We had to organise the event keeping in mind the COVID protocols and restrictions and at the same time had to put up a great show for the ladies . Keeping everyone ’ s safety as a priority , we had to limit the field to avoid over crowding due to which a lot of golfers who wanted to participate could not take part in the event . Lastly , getting sponsorship also seemed a difficult task initially but with the help of sponsors like Mr . Harish Kumar , MD Empire Home Appliances Ltd , Golf Plus and Pzza Box , we were able to pull it off .
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