Sharmila Nicollet is an Indian professional golfer. She has a total of 11 wins on the Women’s Golf Association of India and was awarded 2007 Lady Golfer of the Year by IGULS and 2010 Player of the Year by WGAI.
Sharmila Nicollet was born on March 12, 1991, in Bangalore, India. She started in golf at the age of 11 and won her first tournament at the age of 15. She is a former national sub-junior swimming champion with over 72 gold and silver medals won in state and national aquatic meets.
Sharmila Nicollet represented India at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha and in Asia Pacific Junior Golf Tournament, played at the Callaway Junior World Golf Championships in San Diego, the Queen Sirikit Cup at Japan, the Malaysian Open and other international tournaments. She was also the youngest lady to win the All India Women’s Amateur Championship in 2007–2008.
Sharmila Nicollet turned professional in 2009. She won the 2009–2010 Order of Merit on the Women’s Golf Association of India and then five further events to finish on top of the 2010–2011 Order of Merit. She finished the top Indian golfer at T22, at the 2011 Hero Honda Women’s Indian Open, with the lowest score of the day in the final round. Thus, the golfer had 11 professional wins in the Women’s Golf Association of India
In 2012, she qualified for the Ladies European Tour, being the second Indian to earn a full card on the Ladies European Tour. She was the champion of the Hero-KGA tournament in 2012, and the Hero-WPGT in 2015.
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