100 amateur lady golfers to participate in three different handicap categories along with separate sections for junior and sub-junior girls
Organised by Ladies Section of Chandigarh Golf Club, in collaboration with the newest Chandigarh Golf League franchisee team GB Legends
Defending champion Hazel Chauhan will be among the leading amateur lady golfers of the country along with budding junior and sub-junior girls seen in action in the three-day 31st Punjab Open Ladies’ Amateur Golf Championship 2025 which tees off at the lush Chandigarh Golf Club course on Tuesday (18.11.2025).
Briefing media persons about the tournament on Monday, Lady Captain of the course Ashu Singh shared that 100 lady golfers from across the country have reported for registration today, the day earmarked for registrations and practice for outstation participants.
The championship had been divided into three handicap categories – 0-18 being the gold division, 19-25 the silver division and 26-30 the bronze division. There will also be separate categories for junior girls (under-18 years) and sub-junior girls (under-12). The cut will be applied at the end of the second day on Wednesday.
Apart from Chandigarh and other northern states, amateur lady golfers from Delhi NCR, and other major cities, including Pune, Bhubaneshwar and Bengaluru, will be seen in action in the championship, which is part of the Ladies’ Golf Tour and organised by the Ladies Section of the Chandigarh Golf Club, in collaboration with the newest Chandigarh Golf League franchisee team GB Legends.
The youngest participant in the championship is a 9-year-old. Binny Bath will catch eyeballs at 79 years young.
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The ceremonial tee off will be performed at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday by local lady golfer Heena Kang, who recently professional.
Ashu Singh informed that Punjab Open Ladies’ Golf Championship is among the biggest amateur ladies’ tournaments in North India. “It serves as an exceptional platform that nurtures and prepares aspiring women golfers to compete at both the national and international levels. Aditi Ashok, whose outstanding performance at the Tokyo Olympics brought immense pride to the nation, has also participated in this prestigious tournament in the past.
“Chandigarh continues to be a strong nursery for golfing talent, producing top IGU (Indian Golf Union) and world-ranked amateurs like Heena Kang, Ceerat Kang, Guntas Kaur Sandhu, Rebab Kahlon, Ojaswini Saraswat and Gairat Kahlon. Some of these amateurs led the national golfing circuit through 2022-2024 and represented the country multiple times in Japan, Australia and New Zealand,” she added.
