- Smriti Mehra
Smriti Mehra (born
21 May 1972) is the first woman from India to become a member of the world's leading golf tour for women, the U.S. basedLPGA Tour . She was born inKolkata and attendedCalcutta University before turning professional in 1994.Mehra won twice on the second tier
Futures Tour in 1996 to win promotion to the main LPGA Tour, which she played from 1997-1999, and from 2001-2004. She underwent shoulder surgery in 2005 and is playing on the Futures Tour in 2006 in the hope of regaining her place at the top level.In October 2005 Mehra played LPGA Tour golfers
Heather Daly-Donofrio ,Hilary Lunke andCeleste Troche in the first Women's ProfessionalSkins Game in India to demonstrate top level women's golf in her home country. She plans to set up a junior coaching program in India for boys and girls starting in Autumn 2006 and to hopes to organise women's professional tournaments under the auspices of thePGA of India in 2007.Tournament wins
*1993 Malaysian National Championship
*1994 Indian National Match Play Championship, Indian National Sroke Play Championship
*1996 Green Mountain National FUTURES Golf Classic (Futures Tour)
*2004 Frye Classic, Hunters Oak FUTURES Golf Classic (both Futures Tour)External links
* [http://duramedfuturestour.com/PlayerBios/MehraSmriti.html Futures Tour profile]
* [http://www.lpga.com/entertainment_content.aspx?pid=6129 LPGA.com article about Mehra and Indian golf]
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