| Diksha Dagar | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 14 December 2000 Chappar, Jhajjar, Haryana, India |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Sporting nationality |  India |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2019 |
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP |
| Women's British Open | T21: 2023 |
| Evian Championship | CUT: 2019, 2023 |
Medal record | |
Diksha Dagar (born 14 December 2000) is an Indian professional golfer who is also deaf.[1][2] She became the leading amateur ladies golfer in India from November 2015.[3] Diksha Dagar represented India at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics where golf was included in the Summer Deaflympics for the very first time and competed in the women's individual golf event securing a silver medal.[4] Diksha also qualified to represent India at the 2018 Asian Games.[5][6] She is also considered one of the emerging amateur golfers in India.[7] In 2019, she became only the second Indian female golfer after Aditi Ashok to win on the Ladies European Tour and became the youngest Indian woman to do so at the age of 18.[8][9][10][11]
In July 2021, she received a surprise invitation from the International Golf Federation to compete in the women's individual event at the 2020 Summer Olympics following a late withdrawal of South African golfer Paula Reto.[12][13] She eventually became the first golfer ever in history to have competed in both Olympics and Deaflympics.[14]
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- ^ "Teenaged Diksha Dagar creates history, wins South African Women's Open". The Times of India. 16 March 2019. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ Krishnaswamy, V. (17 March 2019). "Diksha Dagar becomes youngest Indian woman to win on Ladies European Tour". The Hindu Business Line. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ Selvaraj, Jonathan (17 March 2019). "The right clubs changed everything for left-handed Diksha Dagar". ESPN. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Diksha Dagar to defend title at South African Women's Open". Hindustan Times. 12 March 2020. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ Chhabria, Vinay (28 July 2021). "India's Diksha Dagar secures Tokyo Olympics qualification after South African golfer withdraws". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Golfer Diksha Dagar leaves for Tokyo after last-minute Olympic entry". The Hindu. 31 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Diksha Dagar claims gold medal at Deaflympics Caxias". The Indian Express. 12 May 2022. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2022.