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PLAYER PROFILE - GIRLS
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RHEA PURVI
SARAVANAN
GPJ: Who prompted you to take up
golf out of all the other sports?
RS: I started playing golf when I was 5
and half years old. All the credit goes
to my parents who kept me motivating
before I fell in love with the game.
GPJ: Who prompted you to take up
golf out of all the other sports?
SS: My Father Mr Sanjay Kumar Singh,
a Class A Coach and a professional
golfer prompted me to play golf. I started
playing golf in 2008 at the age of three
and half years at Royal Calcutta Golf
Club.
GPJ: When did you start playing
Junior Golf Tournaments?
SS: I played my fi rst tournament - the
IGU South Zone in 2011 when I was Six
and a half years old.
GPJ: How do you manage your time
between golf and studies?
SS: My School DPS has been very
supportive. When I miss school I take
missed notes from my friends.
SNEHA’S FAVOURITE!
FOOD : Chicken Biryani
BOOK : Golf My Way by Jack Nicklaus
MALE GOLFER : Tiger Woods
FEMALE GOLFER : Annie’s Sorenstum
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GPJ: How do you manage your time
between golf and studies?
RS:I am able to manage golf and studies
pretty well. My school has been very
supportive. I spent most of my time at
the TSG Academy at Zion Hills, Kolar
training with my coach Tarun Sardesai.
I am able to study on my own, taking
some help from my parents, so balancing
academics and golf is not a problem.
GPJ: What has been the role of IGU?
RS: I have been playing IGU tournaments
for many years now. Also, IGU has given
a great platform at the national level
along with the experience of handling
tough situations.
GPJ: What are your future plans?
RS: I plan to become a professional golfer
and reach the highest level possible.
GPJ: What’s in your bag?
Wedge: 60 degree Callaway Mackdaddy
PM Grind, 54 degree Maltby Tour
M-series, 50 degree Big Fish Forged, PW
Big Fish CB005
Balls: Titleist ProV1X
Irons: Big Fish TK001 (5-9)
Hybrid: Callaway Steelhead
Putter: Odyssey White Hot RX V-Line
Putter
Driver: Callaway XR 16
GPJ: How has golf helped you in your
day-to-day activity?
RS: Golf has taught me to deal with
different situations effectively on the
course and in my real life.
GPJ: Tell us about your day-to-day
fi tness regime.
RS: I joined YOS, a team of sports
health specialists, a few months back,
and they are helping me get stronger
with systematic and scientifi c workouts
to stay injury-free. Sports Science is the
strengthening part of my fi tness. Prehab
is the routine I do every day to prevent
myself from getting injured. At the
academy, specialists are always to sure
that I am doing everything right.
RHEA’S FAVOURITE!
FOOD : South Indian
BOOK : The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare
SNEHA SINGH
GPJ: What has been the role of IGU?
SS: IGU is the main body for Golf in
India that encourages junior golf in the
country.
GPJ: Whats in your bag?
Wedge: 56 degree, 60 degree
Balls: Titleist Pro V1X
Irons: Ping Ie - 3 Steel Shaft
Putter: Ping Anser 1959 Series
Driver: Ping I 20
GPJ: How has golf helped you in your
day-to-day activity?
SS: Playing Golf regularly has made me
disciplined, focussed and has enhanced
my decision making Skills
GPJ: Your advice to other Junior
Golfers.
SS: The only road for success is when
you are able to learn golf in the way your
coach is training. Practice and follow
those steps regularly and you’ll defi nitely
enjoy the results
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GPJ: Tell us about your day-to-day
fi tness regime.
SS: Fitness is the key for every sport. I
exercise every morning at Home and do
Cycling on regular basis. I also go to the
gym 3 Days in a Week.