Diksha Dagar will lead the Indian charge this week
International women’s professional golf returns to India next week with the much-anticipated Hero Women’s Indian Open 2025, carrying a prize purse of US$500,000 — a 25% increase from last year. The tournament will be played from October 9–12 at the DLF Golf & Country Club, Gurugram, featuring 114 professionals from the Ladies European Tour (LET) and the Women’s Golf Association of India (WGAI), along with five Indian amateurs, who take on the formidable Gary Player-designed DLF course.
The field includes 28 Indian players, among them Indian-American Anvitha Narender and five leading amateurs — Zara Anand, Saanvi Somu, Keya Bagudu, Ananyaa Sood and Mannat Brar, the best Indian finisher (T-11) in last year’s edition.
Leading the Indian challenge is Diksha Dagar, a two-time LET winner, Olympian, and current LET No. 21, who finished third at the 2023 HWIO. Joining her are Avani Prashanth, a promising LET rookie; Pranavi Urs, in her second full season on the LET; Amandeep Drall, runner-up in 2022; and Tvesa Malik, who was the best Indian professional last year (T-6).
The international field is stronger than usual, due to the rush to secure fast approaching end of season rankings, headlined by defending champion Liz Young and six of the top 10 players on the LET rankings, including 2025 leader Mimi Rhodes of England (three wins this season), Shannon Tan of Singapore, and Sara Kouskova of the Czech Republic. Former LET Order of Merit winners Chiara Tamburlini and Trichat Cheenglab also add depth to the star-studded line-up.
All eyes will be on 16-year-old Canadian sensation Anna Huang, who has remarkably won her last two events on the LET in Spain and France, and is chasing a third consecutive victory this week.
With just four events remaining this season, the Indian players will be aiming to use their home turf advantage to finish high and retain their LET playing rights for 2026.
The numbers –
Winning scores –
2024 – Liz Young – 2-under ( firm greens made the scoring more difficult in 2024)
2023 – Aline Krauter – 15-under
2022 – Olivia Cowan – 13-under
2019 – Christine Wolf – 11-under
2018 – Becky Morgan – 7-under
Cut lines – ( highest cut score on any course in LET indicating course difficulty)
2024 – 10-over par – 9 Indians made the cut
2023 – 6-over par – 10 Indians made the cut
2022 – 7-over par – 15 Indians made the cut
2019 – 7-over par – 10 Indians made the cut
2018 – 7-over par – 9 Indians made the cut