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London: Seventeen-year-old
British-Indian woman golfer Kiran Matharu plans to turn
professional, after representing Great Britain and Ireland
in the Curtis Cup against the US at Bandon Dunes GC in Oregon
later this month.
Kiran, the current English women’s golf champion,
said on Tuesday that after turning professional she is planning
to play along with Kapil Dev and Tiger Woods at a charity
match in India, to be organised by IMG.
[Contacted by The Telegraph
in New Delhi, Kapil said: “Somebody did approach me
for taking part in an event and I said that would be great?
Golf is a lovely game and it will be terrific playing with
or against Tiger Woods? However, nobody has got back to
me with anything concrete.”]
Kiran also won Sportswoman of the Year at the Leeds sports awards. Kiran has been a name in Yorkshire since she was 12 when she posted her first win for Yorkshire Girls against Lancashire.
Testing herself against the likes of American golfing
sensation Michelle Wie is something Kiran can now look forward
to.
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