Diksha Dagar dreams of winning the Hero Women's Indian Open, her first home tournament - © Ladies European Tour

The Hero Women's Indian Open 2019 scheduled for October 3-6 at DLF Golf and Country Club, Gurugram, will be her first international home tournament as a professional golfer.

It is interesting to note that Diksha Dagar had won the award "Top Amateur" during her first participation in the 2016 edition of the tournament, when she occupied the 47th place. Although she missed the cup in 2017, she was tied for 49th place last year, with laps of 75, 76, 73 and 75.

The 18-year-old Rookie, 15th in the Order of Merit standings after the Lacoste Ladies Open de France, said: “It's my fourth time playing the Indian Open. It will help me because it is in my home country. I have played, so many times, on this course. I have experience of how to play on this course - which side to play the ball and which side is difficult; I know the management of the course and that is the most important. I need to improve my putting. On this golf course you need to focus on precision. It is one of the most difficult golf courses on the Ladies European Tour. "

In her first season on the LET, Diksha Dagar competed in a total of 14 events and became the youngest Indian winner on the LET when she completed two clear rounds to beat local talent Lee- Anne-Pace by one stroke and win the Investec South African Women's Open tournament at Westlake Golf Club in Cape Town in March.

“At that time my golf was amazing. It was a good time when I won the tournament, it opened so many doors for me to play, ” she says. “I have participated in a lot of tournaments, like the Majors and all the LET tournaments. " Diksha Dagar was only the second Indian to win the LET after Aditi Ashok.

“I am delighted that I was able to win and I am very excited to play on the DLF golf course at home. This will be my first year as a professional at the Indian Open. I am very confident to perform well. "

Diksha has been on the road throughout this season and has gained invaluable experience playing on elite courses in Europe, which included two Majors: the Evian Championship and AIG Women's British Open.

“I'm happy to have made it through the cut in all the 'pure' LET events, but it could have been better. In Australia, I performed very well; this is the best phase of my performance, including in South Africa. The first three months have been great. As a result, I played my regular game but lost my position in the LET Order of Merit ranking. In the meantime, I was changing shafts and trying out different clubs, so it's a work in progress ”, she says.

“For me it's all about putts and little play. I have to improve my little game. In golf, the little game and the management of the course are the most important aspects. You have to plan around the hole, where you want to play and you have to avoid trouble. "

With dreams of winning the Hero Women's Indian Open, a home victory would solidify her position in the Rolex Women's World Rankings (368), which would place her 54th on the qualifying list for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, of which the top 60 will be qualified next year.

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