Kavita Singh is first Indian woman on LET Board of Directors
New Delhi, July 9, 2012 : The Ladies European Tour (LET) gave the
fledgling Women’s Golf Association of India a big boost by appointing Mrs.
Kavita Singh, the current President of the WGAI, to the LET Board as one of its
non-executive directors for a period of three years.
Mrs.
Singh, under whose direction and guidance, the Hero Women’s Indian Open has
become a big success on the LET and Ladies Asian Golf Tour (LAGT) is the first
woman Non-executive Director and the first Indian Woman to receive an
appointment to the renowned International golf board.
“It
is indeed my proud privilege to announce that our President Mrs Kavita Singh
has been appointed to the Ladies European Tour Board as a non-executive
Director for a period of three years,” said Champika Sayal, Secretary-General
of WGAI.
She
added, “The appointment of Mrs Kavita Singh reiterates India’s standing in
Women's Golf on a global scenario and is a big recognition of the growth
of the sport in India.”
The
usual composition of the LET Board is Chairman, Executive Director, four
players directors and three non-executive directors.
This
is a big step forward for Women's Golf in India particularly since it is
to be included for the 2016 Olympics. Also India now has a full-fledged women’s
tour, which from this year has also opened its doors to limited international
participation in domestic events. The prize money has jumped from Rs. 42 lakhs
to Rs. 70 lakhs for the 12 events on the schedule.
In
addition, more and more Indian women like Sharmila Nicollet, who qualified for the
LET through the Q-School, Smriti Mehra and upcoming Nalini Singh Siwach are
looking at regular participations in Asia and Europe.
The
LET first arrived in India in 2007 but only since 2010 has it become regular on
the LET calendar. The Women’s Indian Open event carried a purse of $ 300,000
and over the years has since stars like Yani Tseng, now World No. 1, Laura
Davies multiple major winner, LPGA player Pornanong Phatlum have won the Indian
Open. The 2011 winner was Caroline Hedwall.
The
WGAI, which runs women’s professional golf in India, was formed in 2005-06. It
has a regular season with 12 tournaments, totaling Rs. 70 lakhs as prize money.
The WGAI Board has Mr. Pawan Munjal as the Patron-in-chief besides women’s golf
doyens, Sita Rawlley and Anjani Desai as Patrons. There are 13 other members on
the Board, including Mrs. Kavita Singh, Champika Sayal, Mr. VS Singh, Treasurer
and Mr. Devin Narang, Vice President, the current office bearers of the WGAI.
At
the LET, the Board of Directors are the guardians of the Tour and are
responsible for Financial management, long range planning, Direction of policy
and the Management of the Tour. They are also have responsibility tournament
scheduling, tournament purses, tournament operations, sponsor relationships,
member benefits, the promulgation of disciplinary regulations and material,
legal and fiscal matters.
The
LET is Europe’s leading women’s professional golf tour and formed as the WPGA
in 1978. Over the last 33 years, the tour has developed into a truly
international organisation and in 2011 will operate 28 golf tournaments in 19
different countries, including India, which is the only destination in South
Asia. The LET professional players represent 34 countries and their game is
broadcast in 240 million homes in 80 countries around the globe.
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