Tvesa Malik

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Tvesa Malik
Personal information
Born (1995-12-14) 14 December 1995 (age 28)
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Sporting nationalityFlag of India.svg  India
ResidenceGurgaon, Haryana, India
Career
College Jesus and Mary College
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s) Ladies European Tour (joined 2019)
Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour (joined 2017)
Sunshine Ladies Tour
Professional wins14
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 CUT: 2020
Evian Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour
Order of Merit		2018

Tvesa Malik (born 14 December 1995) is an Indian professional golfer from Bangalore and Ladies European Tour player. She won the 2024 SuperSport Ladies Challenge in South Africa and was runner-up at the 2021 Gant Ladies Open in Finland. [1]

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Amateur career

Tvesa was one of the leading Indian amateurs, and became part of the national squad in 2014. [2] She won an event on the domestic Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour in 2015, while still an amateur. [3]

Tvesa represented India at the World Amateur Team Championship for the 2016 Espirito Santo Trophy, and at the 2016 and 2017 Queen Sirikit Cup, alongside Diksha Dagar. [4]

Professional career

Tvesa turned professional in 2017 and joined the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour. She won twice and tied for third on the Order of Merit as a rookie. In 2018, she won four times and topped the Order of Merit, and also tied for 13th in the Hero Women's Indian Open. In 2019, she won three times in seven starts. [4]

Tvesa joined the Ladies European Tour in 2019 after finishing 45th at Q-School. In her rookie year, she played in 12 tournaments and made eight cuts, recording a season-best finish of tied 6th in the Hero Women's Indian Open at DLF Golf and Country Club, her home course. She finished 45th in the Order of Merit to retain her full card for 2020. [1]

In 2020, she was in contention at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France, where she tied for 10th having played in the final group alongside the eventual winner, Julia Engström. She finished 56th on the Order of Merit. [1]

In 2021, Tvesa was runner-up at the Gant Ladies Open in Finland, 3 strokes behind Matilda Castren. [5]

Tvesa won her maiden international title at the 2024 SuperSport Ladies Challenge in South Africa. [6]

Personal life

Tvesa is married to Indian professional golfer Ajeetesh Sandhu. [6]

Amateur wins

Source: [7]

Professional wins (14)

Sunshine Ladies Tour (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
123 Feb 2024 SuperSport Ladies Challenge 71-65-71=207−93 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Gabrielle Venter

Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour (13)

Source: [8]

Team appearances

Source: [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tvesa Malik Bio". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  2. ↑ David, Rohit E (27 September 2017). "Gurgaon girl Tvesa Malik continues fine form, wins women's Golf Tour". The Times of india. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Amateur Tvesa Malik wins her maiden title". The Times of India. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Playing Golf And Travelling: Tvesa Malik Is Working Towards Her Dreams". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Castren Captures Gant Ladies Open Title". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Tvesa Malik wins Supersport Ladies Challenge in South Africa for maiden international title". ANI News. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Tvesa Malik". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Winning History: Tvesa Malik". Golfoy. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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