The Madras Ladies Open and Handicap Golf Championship 2007 will be conducted on the Kodaikanal Golf Course from August 7 to 10, 2007. The championship is being organised by The South India Ladies Golf Association (SILGA), which consists of lady golfers from Chennai.

The golf course in Kodaikanal is nestled at 7,000 ft above sea level in the Palani Hills with great ambience of a cool breeze, green grass and wooded hills, and is considered one of the prettiest golf courses in India, said Madhur Khanna, president SILGA.

The Madras Ladies Golf Championship is a categorised tournament - one among a schedule of tournaments conducted under the aegis of The Indian Golf Union Ladies Section (IGULS), the governing body for Amateur Ladies Golf in India. The best amateur lady golfers from all over the country will participate to earn points for The National Order of Merit. Teams that represent India in international amateur events are selected from this Order of Merit.

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The championship is played over 4 days as 72-hole stroke play and is conducted in three divisions played concurrently. The tournament is open to all lady golfers with a valid handicap of up to 36. The handicap divisions are: Gold - 12 and below, Silver - 13 to 24, Bronze - 25 to 36.

Prizes will be awarded to the best Gross, Nett and Runner-up in each division. There are categories for Sub-Juniors (under 14 years), Juniors (under 18 years) and Seniors (above 50 years). Seniors will play 54 holes while the Juniors and Sub-Juniors will play 72 holes.

Over the first three days of the championship, there will be daily Nett score prize in each division, first day (Medal), second day (Bogey) and third day (Stable ford), she said.

A prize will be awarded for the ‘Best Putter of the Tournament’ with putting scores taken from the first three days of play. A prize for one best Gross Score will also be awarded.

The chairperson of the championship committee, Lalitha Balasubramaniam, said this year the event has drawn 50 entries from all parts of India. Almost half the field is in the Gold Division, followed by Silver Division and Bronze Division. “This is very heartening indeed as it shows that ladies golf in India has grown enormously in numbers and talent. A large number of participants in the Gold Division are junior players and this proves the commitment and dedication of youngsters to golf,” Lalitha pointed out.

The ladies will play to earn points, the top 10 for The National Order of Merit. “The tournament has been possible with the generous support and sponsorships we have received from well-wishers of ladies golf, particularly Mr N Srinivasan - India Cements Ltd, Mr M Balasubramanian (Captain - The Kodaikanal Golf Club), Port of Chennai and Punjab National Bank. The tournament is being managed by Media Mix Innovative Promotions Pvt Ltd,” said Madhur Khanna. The tournament coordinator is Jayanan Satagopal.

Lalitha said Chennai has about 25 golfers of whom 18 were regular. A lot of juniors were active too, she pointed out.

The All-India Ladies Golf Championship will be held at Coimbatore in 2008. The qualifying and the match play events will be held at Coimbatore, where there are three lady members of the association.

The list of participating golfers:

R Rangaraj

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Published on July 30th, 2007

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