Avani Prashanth

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Avani Prashanth (born 7 October 2006) is an Indian amateur golfer. She was the youngest player in the Indian squad for the Asian Games at Hangzhou, China in 2023. She became the first amateur player from India to take part in the Augusta National Women's Amateur tournament.{{Cite web |last=Rozario |first=Rayan |date=2023-08-23 |title=Indian golf's young superstar Avani Prashanth looking to make it count at the Asian Games |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/golf/avani-prashanth-golf-india-asian-games-2023-hangzhou-womens-team-news/article67227342.ece |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=Sportstar}}

Early life

Prashanth was born in Bangalore. Her father, M.S. Prashanth, encouraged her to play golf. She attends Greenwood High International School, Bangalore. She started playing golf at an early age of 3 years and 10 months. She is currently India's No. 1 amateur golfer.{{Cite web |title=Avani Prashanth |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/avani-prashanth-34296 |access-date=2023-09-27 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking}} She trained under Laurence Brotheridge of Great Britain for four years.

Amateur career

In February 2021, Prashanth won her first tournament on the Hero Women's Professional Golf Tour in Mumbai.{{Cite news |date=2021-11-10 |title=Avani gears up to shine on the big stage |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/golf/top-stories/avani-gears-up-to-shine-on-the-big-stage/articleshow/87627935.cms |access-date=2023-09-27}} In October, she won her second tournament in the Hero Women's Professional Golf Tour at Panchkula.{{Cite news |date=2021-10-23 |title=Avani puts pros in the shade |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/avani-puts-pros-in-the-shade/articleshow/87215384.cms |access-date=2023-09-27}} She also won both the All India Ladies and Amateur titles.{{Cite magazine |title=Meet Avani Prashanth, the 15-year-old breaking barriers at the Augusta National Women's Amateur |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/avani-prashanth-augusta-national-womens-amateur-india |access-date=2023-09-27 |magazine=Golf Digest}} She played the Women's Amateur Asia Pacific Golf Championship in Abu Dhabi and finished T-16.

In 2022, she won her third Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour event and won the individual and team gold in the 36th National Games.

In February 2023, she represent India in the Queen Sirikit Cup with the team finishing second to South Korean and Prashanth winning the individual event. In May, she finished first in the selection trials for the Asian Games. In September, she won the Ahlsell Final to become the first Indian to win on the LET Access Series.{{Cite news |last=Achal |first=Ashwin |date=2023-09-01 |title=After making history, Avani Prashanth shoots for the stars |newspaper=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/after-making-history-avani-prashanth-shoots-for-the-stars/article67261248.ece |access-date=2023-09-27}}

Amateur wins

2020 Champions Prestige Junior & Amateur Challenge
2021 IGU All India Ladies Amateur Championship
2022 IGU Telangana Ladies & Junior Girls Golf Championship, National Games, IGU Western India Ladies and Junior Girls Golf Championship, All India Ladies Amateur, All India Juniors
2023 Queen Sirikit Cup (individual), Asian Game Trials

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