Avani Prashanth

Avani Prashanth (born 7 October 2006) is an Indian golf player from Bengaluru, Karnataka. She is the youngest player in the Indian squad for the Asian Games at Hangzhou, China. She became the first Amateur player from India to take part in the Augusta National Women's Amateur tournament.[1]

Early life

Avani is born in Bengaluru. Her father M.S. Prashanth encouraged her to play golf. She is studying in Class 9 at the Greenwood High International School, Bengaluru. She started playing gold at an early age of 3 years and 10 months.[2] She is currently India's No.1 Amateur golfer.[3] She trained under Laurence Brotheridge of Great Britain for four years.[1]

Career
  • 2023: In September, she won the Queen Sirikit Cup to become the first Indian to win on the LET Access Series.[4]
  • 2023: In May, she finished first in the selection trials for the Asian Games.
  • 2022: She won the individual and team gold in the 36th National Games.
  • 2021: In February, Avani won her first tournament in the Hero Women's Professional Golf Tour in Mumbai.[2]
  • 2021: In October, she won her second tournament in the Hero Women's Professional Golf Tour at Panchkula.[5]
  • 2021: She won both the All India Ladies and Amateur titles.[6]
  • She also represented India at the Women's Amateur Asia Pacific Golf Championship in Abu Dhabi and finished T 16.[3]

References
  1. Rozario, Rayan (2023-08-23). "Indian golf's young superstar Avani Prashanth looking to make it count at the Asian Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  2. "Avani gears up to shine on the big stage". The Times of India. 2021-11-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  3. "The World Amateur Golf Rankings® (WAGR®) | The Official Men's and Women's Amateur Golf Rankings". WAGR. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  4. Achal, Ashwin (2023-09-01). "After making history, Avani Prashanth shoots for the stars". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  5. "Avani puts pros in the shade". The Times of India. 2021-10-23. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  6. "Meet Avani Prashanth, the 15-year-old breaking barriers at the Augusta National Women's Amateur". GolfDigest.com. Retrieved 2023-09-27.

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