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Big names set for Delhi challenge
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Big names set for Delhi challenge

Sharmila Nicollet, Nalini Singh and Smriti Mehra, the leading three players on the women's Golf Association of India's Order of Merit, were joined by the Ladies European Tour rookie sensation Caroline Hedwall, Sicilian Ladies Italian Open champion Christina Kim, golf comboset Thailand's Pornanong Phatlum and Becky Brewerton at the launch of the 2011 Hero Women's Indian Open in Gurgaon, New Delhi, on Tuesday.
The Hero Women's Indian Open 2011, a tri-sanctioned event between the Ladies European Tour, Ladies Asian Golf Tour and Women's Golf Association to India, carries a prize purse of € 225,000 with a first prize of € 33,750, and is now firmly established as one of the best-attended events in Asia.
The award-winning ping g20 combo set will host the tournament for the fifth time in a row. The tournament was established by the Ladies Asian Golf Tour and Women's Golf Association of India in 2007 and was first tri-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour last year.
England's Laura Davies will defend ping g25 combo set title over three rounds from December 9 to 11 and was relishing the opportunity.
"I do not think that the course necessarily suits me but on the other hand I play as well, if I can hole some putts, which has been the problem all year, so I think I will have a chance," she said.
Davies, a seven-time European Order of Merit winner, will be joined by fellow European Solheim Cup team members Sophie Gustafson, a four-time winner of the Henderson Money List and the hugely talented rookie Hedwall, who has already won three times this season . (taylor made rbz combo set)
Sweden's Hedwall is also making her tournament debut and commented: "It has been a wonderful year and I was not expecting it to be this good I hope for a good finish at the Indian Open It has extensive experience in India so far ..."
The flamboyant Kim, a USA Solheim Cup player, also looks forward to competing and said: "It's a great feeling to be in India for the first time, and I expect a good finish thanks to my current form." PING i20 fairway woodThe Indian challenge will be led by Nicollet, the current leader on the domestic Hero Women's Professional Golf Tour, which was India's top representative in a tie for 23rd at the 2010 event.
"I hope to finish better than last year. I've been working on my taylor made rbz combo set, and it has shown good results," said the glamorous young professionals who have already played in a number of Ladies European Tour events, including the Evian Masters presented by Societe Generale and the Finnair Masters this year.
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