Golfers from Delhi NCR, neighbouring states, and cities as far apart as Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru, Pune and Indore, among others, are competing in the three-day event
Ceremonial tee off will take place at 7:15 a.m. on Wednesday. The cut will be applied at the end of the second round
More than 100 ladies from various parts of the country, varying in age from as young as 10 years to as experienced as 81 years, will tee off in the three-day 32nd edition of the Punjab Open Ladies Amateur Golf Championship 2026 which gets under way on the gruelling 18-hole course of Chandigarh Golf Club on Wednesday.
Briefing media persons at the club on Tuesday Lady Captain Ashu B Singh and other members of the organising committee revealed that for the first time a Cart Section has been introduced wherein ladies who have difficulty walking across the long and winding course will be allowed to traverse the length of the course on a battery driven golf cart.
The championship, one of the most prestigious and largest amateur women’s golf championships in North India, is being organised by the Ladies’ Section of the Chandigarh Golf Club, in collaboration with Vredestein Tyres by Apollo Group. Over the years, it has provided an exceptional platform for nurturing emerging golfing talent and preparing aspiring women golfers to compete at national and international levels.
The Punjab Open Ladies’ Golf Championship also forms an integral part of the Ladies’ Golf Tour, which features tournaments across major golfing destinations in the country.
According to the organisers, Chandigarh has consistently remained an important nursery for nurturing golfing talent, producing several leading players on the Indian Golf Union (IGU) circuit and the amateur world rankings. These include 16 times National IGU champion Ojaswani Saraswat; professional golfer Heena Kang; Ceerat Kang, who represented the country at the prestigious Queen Sirkit Cup 2026 in Indonesia; Guntas Kaur Sandhu; and siblings Rabab Kahlon and Gairat Kahlon. Several of these promising golfers have represented India on multiple occasions in international competitions, they added.
The lady captain informed that this year’s field for the Punjab Open includes golfers from the Delhi NCR, neighbouring states and cities as far apart as Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru, Pune and Indore, among others. The cut will be applied after the first two rounds.
She said a particularly heartening feature of this year’s championship is the enthusiastic participation across generations. The youngest participant, 10-year-old Pareesha Pradhan, will share the field with Gunwant Kaur, a spirited 81-year-old golfer.
Chairperson Handicapping Shona Singh asserted that the championship has come a long way from a mere 14 participants in its inaugural edition.
The Punjab Open Ladies Amateur Golf Championship 2026 will culminate on 13 November 2026, with a Prize Distribution Ceremony on the lush green lawns of the Chandigarh Golf Club.
Accompanying him at the unveiling was film producer Karaj Gill as special guest and the group’s North Sales Head Rahul Raheja.
“The recognition reflects the increasing global appreciation of Indian single malts and their ability to compete alongside some of the world’s most respected whisky brands.” Gauravh added.
Announcing the second edition of Shehnai By Velvet’s ‘Dawat-e-Shadi Mubarak’, General Manager of Velvet Clarks Exotica Zirakpur Maninderjit Singh Sibal told select media invited for the event that the exclusive wedding experience offers families a complete destination wedding experience where near perfect location, multi-cuisine dining, beautifully designed venues, comfortable accommodation, professional hospitality and ample space for parking, which is a pain point in several other venues, come together seamlessly.
During the ‘Dawat-e-Shadi Mubarak’ window, which will last till the end of October, the Velvet Clarks Exotica team along with the resort-cum-hotel’s regular business partners like tenting, lighting and decoration partner, ghori and buggy partner, mehndi and churah partner, beauty parlour partner, turban tying partner, etc, will be available for consultation to book destination wedding functions.
Later in a one-to-one conversation with your own news portal LifeInChandigarh.com Sibal shared that though individually the largest lawn and banquet can host up to 2500 guests, in its entirety Velvet Clarks Exotica’s 14-acres expanse can accommodate much later gatherings. “The highest ever gathering we have had was of 6500 people,” he boasted.
The general manager further shared that the 68 well-appointed hotel rooms available in four categories – superior rooms, premier rooms, executive suites and Velvet suites – and the massive space for parking, among the largest in the region, are an added advantage.
Apart from a battery of other senior specialists, Cocoon Hospital Chandigarh has roped in the services of well-known obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Mangla Dogra as senior consultant, apparently to add prestige to the team of doctors.
He further said that Cocoon hospitals are designed to meet the evolving needs of modern families, offering comprehensive services across obstetrics, gynaecology, fertility, foetal medicine, neonatal intensive care, paediatrics and women’s health. The hospitals are dedicated to delivering integrated, technology-enabled and compassionate care to women, mothers, newborns and children. Here every stage of parenthood – from pregnancy planning and antenatal care to high-risk pregnancies, childbirth, neonatal intensive care, paediatrics and women’s wellness – is supported through evidence-based clinical expertise and compassionate care, he added.
