Kiran Matharu
{{short description|English golfer}}
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| tour = Ladies European Tour (joined 2007)
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Kiran Matharu (born 27 February 1989) is a female English professional golfer currently playing on the Ladies European Tour.
Amateur career
Matharu was a member of the Faldo Series development programme and 2004 and 2005 Faldo Series Girls' Champion.
{{cite web|title=Kiran Matharu Player Profile |publisher=Ladies European Tour |url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.info/profiles/120562.htm |accessdate=3 June 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928041429/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.info/profiles/120562.htm |archivedate=28 September 2008 }} She received an invite to play in her first Ladies European Tour tournament at the 2005 Open De España Femenino, the year she was Welsh Ladies' Strokeplay Championship runner-up.
{{cite web
|title=Faldo Series Champion Matharu plays on LET
|publisher=Ladies European Tour
|author=Bethan Cutler
|date=12 May 2005
|url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_feature.php?Id=3780
|accessdate=3 June 2007
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930185135/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_feature.php?Id=3780
|archivedate=30 September 2007
}} 2006 saw her represent Great Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup after winning the English Women's Amateur Championship. She was named Sony Entertainment Asia 2006 Female Junior Sports Personality of the Year for the second successive year.
{{cite web
|title=Kiran Matharu wins Sony Entertainment Asia 2006 Female Junior Sports Personality of the Year Award
|publisher=Ladies European Tour
|date=7 February 2007
|url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_feature.php?Id=8518
|accessdate=3 June 2007
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Professional career
Matharu turned professional in August 2006 after winning the English Ladies Amateur title and finished 15th in her first professional tournament.
{{cite web
| title = Rookie Matharu targets title wins
| publisher = BBC
| date = 2 May 2007
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/6616739.stm
{{cite web
|title=Meet the 2007 LET Rookies
|publisher=Ladies European Tour
|date=5 March 2007
|url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_feature.php?Id=8644
|accessdate=3 June 2007
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|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201459/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_feature.php?Id=8644
|archivedate=30 September 2007
}} Her application to play in the 2006 LPGA Tour qualifying school was denied by Carolyn Bivens, the new commissioner, but Matharu finished tied 3rd at the 2006 Ladies European Tour qualifying school to earn exempt status for the 2007 season.
{{cite web
| title = Matharu Denied Trip to LPGA Qualifying School
| publisher = Cybergolf.com
| author = Jeff Shelley
| url = http://www.cybergolf.com/tourUpdates/index.asp?newsid=4377
{{cite web
|title=Coughlan and Head share Q School honours at La Cala
|publisher=Ladies European Tour
|date=25 November 2006
|url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=8183
|accessdate=3 June 2007
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201417/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=8183
|archivedate=30 September 2007
}} At age 18 in 2007, she was able to participate in LPGA qualifying school without special approval. She missed the cut after the fourth round in the final qualifying tournament and did not receive LPGA membership for 2008.
Matharu was 18 years old when she won a Volvo XC70 car in the 2007 Volvo Cross Country Challenge; she was unable to drive at that time. She clinched the win in her first season on the LET after finishing tied-fourth at Finnair Masters, 28th at Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika and tied-second-place at the Nykredit Masters.[http://paulhurrion.com/2007/09/kiran-matharu-wins-the-volvo-cross-country-challenge/ Kiran Matharu wins the Volvo Challenge] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20150422023702/http://paulhurrion.com/2007/09/kiran-matharu-wins-the-volvo-cross-country-challenge/ |date=22 April 2015 }}, 9 September 2007
Team appearances
Amateur
- Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2006
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.kiranmatharu.com}}
- {{LadiesEuroTour player|120562}}
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Category:English female golfers
Category:Ladies European Tour golfers
Category:Sportspeople from Leeds