Taking the notes from Aditi Ashok we have a whole new lot of women golfers looking forward to earn a

LPGA Tour card. This week Indian Golfers Sharmila Nicollet veteran Simi Mehra, Thiagraj Sisters- Karishma and Khusboo will form a team of nine players, hunting for the card from India.

Nicollet who got an opportunity to play at the Shoprite LPGA Classic, after winning a Twitter poll was not able to capitalise it and ended up, coming short of making the cut at the event. This time she has been spending more time on her fitness and golf to make it big at the event LPGA Qualifying School Stage I at Mission Hills Country Club in California.

Driving force for all the hopefuls has a name and she is Aditi Ashok, who just last year went on to qualify till the final stage with her T-24th finish helping her achieve partial LPGA Status. This year she has made 14 starts on the LPGA Tour and her best finish came at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship where she reached T-25th on the leaderboard.

Till 2013, we had zero players from India to try out at the LPGA Qualifying School, in 2015 we had only one lady Simi Mehra approaching the Qualifying School.

Mehra, 45, has three career wins on the Symetra Tour, and 13 total top ten finishes, she has even played at the LPGA in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, she is looking for a comeback on the LPGA at 45, and we wish her all the best for her commitment.

This year’s Qualifying Stage I for LPGA has 362 participants looking forward to qualifying for Stage II, which will be played at Plantation Golf and Country Club in Venice, Florida.

There will be a cut made after 54-holes to the top 125 players and ties. The final-round will take place on the Dinah Shore Course, which is home to the ANA Inspiration on the LPGA Tour, and the top 90 and ties after 72 holes will advance.

The Final Stage of LPGA Qualifying School is November 27-December 3 at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida. The top 20 finishers at Final Stage of LPGA Qualifying School earn LPGA Tour membership.

We wish all the Indian Golfers trying to qualify to give their best and make us proud.