| Child prodigy Vasundhara aims for greater glory in golf |
Chandigarh | 16th May 2015
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Vasundhara Thiara
Chandigarh's 12-year-old golfing prodigy, Vasundhara Thiara, started playing golf at the tender age of 4. Inspired by her father to take up the game, she is now one of the finest junior golfers in the country. "She picked up the finer nuances of the game pretty fast, unlike many of her ilk", her father, Ajay Thiara said.
"Despite perceptible changes that have taken place in the pattern of playing golf over the years, I have improved my acumen; have changed my clubs, got opportunities to work with different coaches helping me discover and develop newer techniques and skills that helped me a lot to improve the game in a sense, " said Vasundhara.
She bagged the top slot in the Indian Golf Union (IGU) in order of merit in C-category after clinching and retaining the first position in D-category till the last year.
Vasundhara, who breezed into Category-C starting from the bottom line, went on to achieve the number 2 position within a year and finally finished at the top of the table in an incredible period of less than one and a half years. Her recent back-to-back wins in the domestic circuit helped her grab category-C ranking (Junior Girls) in the IGU.
Vasundhara won the highly challenging IGU Army Ladies and Junior Girls Golf tournament, held at the AEPTA Golf Club in New Delhi ealier this month. The promising little champ has won two of the three tournaments she played this year. In the recent Captain's Day Tournament held at the Chandigarh Golf Club, she clinched the top spot in the 0 to 8 handicap category.
Besides her academic commitments, Vasundhara devotes more than two hours daily to the game. "Winning and losing are two sides of the same coin. My sole aim is to keep practicing and improve my game. I just go and play my best shots and I try to give my best every time I play."
When asked about her hobbies, she beams and tells that she loves playing the keyboard, randomly drawing sketches or paintings, reading storybooks or watching movies. To be precise, she loves watching comedy and horrors movies. She also evinces keen interest in playing basketball, soccer and volleyball.
Vasundhara says keeping calm during the games helps her focus better. "Be focussed and play the game with a do-or-die spirit. Even if you've played the first shot wrong, don't crib about it, you've got 17 more chances to go about making a mark. You play it right. That's it," says Vasundhara.
http://www.sunday-guardian.com/sports/child-prodigy-vasundhara-aims-for-greater-glory-in-golf
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