Female amateur golfers have a field day in Noida
Nearly a hundred amateur women golfers gathered at the Noida Golf Course (NGC) on Wednesday to take part in the 6th Noida Ladies Amateur Golf Championship. The women, who are participating in the championship, are not just from NCR but have flown down from different parts of the country, including Kolkata, Jamshedpur , Indore , Bhubaneswar and Panchkula.
Players as young as 14 to as old as 80 are taking part in the two-day championship, which ends today.
Get, set, golf
When we caught up with some of the participants yesterday, they seemed visibly excited. Asha Sehgal, an octogenarian from Delhi Golf Club, said that she is a “golf addict” and that she never “misses a game”.
Shubhra Mishra, who hails from Bhuvaneshwar, added, “As long as we are in the golf course surrounded by greenery, I feel at home and forget that I am in some other city.”
Gauri Monga from Delhi Golf Club
Get, set, golf
When we caught up with some of the participants yesterday, they seemed visibly excited. Asha Sehgal, an octogenarian from Delhi Golf Club, said that she is a “golf addict” and that she never “misses a game”.
Shubhra Mishra, who hails from Bhuvaneshwar, added, “As long as we are in the golf course surrounded by greenery, I feel at home and forget that I am in some other city.”
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The air quality on Wednesday in Noida remained in the hazardous category and some golfers were seen wearing masks. Rakshita Singh, one of the younger players at the game, was one of them. “I have been wearing a mask whenever I am outdoors in the city, so it’s not just for the game. I have developed a habit of wearing masks. Though we are amidst lush green trees, I feel that I can breathe better with the mask than without it,” said Rakshita, a member of Army Environmental Park & Training Area (AEPTA) Club.
The air quality on Wednesday in Noida remained in the hazardous category and some golfers were seen wearing masks. Rakshita Singh, one of the younger players at the game, was one of them. “I have been wearing a mask whenever I am outdoors in the city, so it’s not just for the game. I have developed a habit of wearing masks. Though we are amidst lush green trees, I feel that I can breathe better with the mask than without it,” said Rakshita, a member of Army Environmental Park & Training Area (AEPTA) Club.
Nayantara Prasad from NGC hits the ball
‘Noida Golf Course is one of my favourites in the country’
The players got talking about what brings them to NGC and many from other cities claimed that it is one of their favourite grounds. “I love to come to NGC and don’t mind travelling here from Chandigarh because this place has great fairways and fast putting greens. I like to believe that after my hometown, this is my favourite place for a good game,” said Shalini Sheoran, an amateur golfer from Panchkula.
It’s not just the infrastructure but the participants also praised the NGC Ladies Club. “The NGC Ladies Club is one of the most hospitable clubs and it is always a delight playing with them at their home course,” said Gauri Monga from Delhi Golf Club.
Rashmi Bhalla from NGC
Shalini Sheoran has come from Panchkula to take part in the championship
Hundreds of amateur golfers gathered at the Noida Golf Club to take part in the sixth edition of the annual Golf Championship
Members of Noida Golf Club (ladies), who organised the event, watch the game. (L-R) Madhu Sharma, Kiran Chowdhury (Captain), Mariam Ali (behind Kiran), Seema Singh (at the wheel), Faryal Shadab
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