Glam girls’ tee party

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Sharmila Nicollet; (right above) Vani Kapoor; (right) Tanya Wadhwa

Women and fashion make great partners. So, when women golfers from around the world gathered at the ongoing Hero Women’s India Open 2012 at DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon, there was high style on the course.

Golf might be a serious game, but young women golfers are adding colour, fun and style to the game with their trendy dresses.
Veteran golfer and the secretary general of Women’s Golf Association of India, Champika Sayal says that she has seen a sudden change in the fashion quotient in golf. She recalls her teenage years when a golf dress used to be monochromatic without any skin show. She also remembers women golfers coming to play in saris. “But there’s a fashion revolution now. We have shunned monochromes to make way for fun and peppy colours. It’s symbolic, as it proves that golf is no more an old man’s game,” she says.
Young golfer Sharmila Nicollet thinks that to attract youngtsers it is important to bring in style. “I have been criticised for overdressing on the course many times. But it is important to be fashionable,” says Sharmila Nicollet, who loves colour co-ordinating and bling in her look.
“The young players come up to me to discuss my dresses and style sense. And I feel good to guide them,” she says and adds that she likes the style sense of international golfers like Paula Creamer and Natalie Gulbis.
A golfer from Czech Republic, Clara Spilkov, who has been playing for more than 14 years, thinks that while a good game is of utmost importance, style sense plays a pivotal role too, especially for a girl in a sport like golf where very few women prevail. “When you look glamorous, you pull more people, leading to a good game,” says Clara.
Youngsters in the game, however, know how to bring fashion on to the field. Young golfer Vani Kapoor, who has just turned a professional from amateur lev

el, says, “I make sure to match my accessories. It takes your confidence level up.”
Another young golfer Tanya Wadhwa adds, “You stand out when you make your own choices, even when it’s about your attire,” she says.