On the final day of the Indian Open golf for women, the sparse crowd at the DLF Golf and Country Club kept following a particular trio. Normally, such attention at major golfing events across the globe is reserved for the leader group — players at the top of the leaderboard and with the best chance of winning the title. Here, however, it was different. A young woman with a famous surname, who kept getting in and out of the top-five through the weekend but ultimately finished runner-up, was the cynosure.
If ever there was a need to be reminded that women’s golf, despite the big strides it has made in recent years, remains name-oriented and not game-oriented, this was it. The moment Cheyenne Woods finished her final round — with a double bogey — the crowd dispersed. And by the time Emily Kristine Pedersen putted for the title, there were only a handful of club regulars present to applaud the Dane’s efforts. The attention had simply drifted away.
There is no denying that golf in India has tried very hard to shake off its elite tag. While men’s golf has moved on with some success, women’s golf continues to be seen as a weekend affair for pretty girls in shorts. This, despite the growing influence of Asians, especially from Korea, Thailand and Japan, in world golf.
Cheyenne Woods… “I have learnt after so many events on the tour that it is not about your reputation, your driving or anything else on the course — it’s about how many putts you make and pars you save.”
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