The award was in recognition of her landmark achievement at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, as per a press release. Esteemed guests, including Raj Khanna, President of Delhi Golf Club; Uttam Singh Mundy, CEO of IGPL; Manav Jaini, Director of Bharath Golf Private Limited; and Tennis Icon Leander Paes, were also present to attend the felicitation and host Anurag Thakur to award the cheque to Pranavi. Pranavi Urs, India’s first woman golf gold medallist at the Asian Games, was honoured with a Rupees 1 crore cheque from former Union Sports Minister and Member of Parliament, Anurag Singh Thakur, at the India Championship at Delhi Golf Club on Friday.
Girls who pick up a golf club today now have an Asian Games champion to look up to,” Anurag Thakur shared. “Pranavi has given Indian golf something it had waited a very long time for. Honouring her here, at a DP World Tour event in Delhi and in front of fans who love the game, felt right. To be able to compete against the top men professionals and beat them again, I think that just motivates us. “Being recognised at home means a lot to me, especially at a tournament where so many of the world’s best players are on the course this week. The last two weeks have gone by in a blur.
The felicitation, hosted by AM Green IGPL during the second round of the DP World India Championship, was one of the highlights of a week that brought some of the world’s leading players to India for the $4 million event. Sharing on the felicitation and receiving the Rs 1 Crore cheque at the Delhi Golf Club, Asian Games Gold medallist and golfer Pranavi Urs shared, “I’m just grateful for the opportunity.
I thank Shri Anurag Thakur ji for taking the time to be here, and AM Green IGPL for making this afternoon possible,” Pranavi said. “This medal belongs to everyone who has backed me since I first started playing, and I hope it brings more girls in India to the game,” added Pranavi Urs
Pranavi also played a key role in India’s silver medal in the women’s team competition alongside Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar. “Pranavi’s gold is the kind of result Indian golf works for years to achieve, and it deserved to be celebrated on a big golf stage at home. And now she has again made history. She is a path-breaker in Indian golf.”
We were glad to bring this together with AM Green at the DP World India Championship,” he said.
“Last year she became the first Indian to win a mixed pro event at the IGPL Invitational, Mumbai.
