Diksha Dagar is a left-handed Indian professional golfer who is also hearing-impaired.
Wiki/Biography
Diksha Dagar was born on Thursday, December 14, 2000, in Chhapar village, Jhajjar district, Haryana (age 23; as of 2023). Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius. She completed her schooling from Mount St. Mary’s School, Delhi Cantt.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Weight (approximately): 60kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: dark brown
family
Parents and siblings
Diksha Dagar’s father, Colonel Narinder Dagar, is in the army and is a former gold medalist. Diksha’s mother Sunita is a housewife. Diksha has an older brother, Yogesh Dagar, who is also a hearing-impaired golfer.
Diksha Dagar (second from right) and her family
husband
Diksha Dagar is unmarried.
Profession
amateur golfer
Diksha Dagar started her amateur golf journey in 2012. In 2015, she competed in the Hero Women’s Indian Open, followed by the East Indies Women’s and Junior Women’s – Faldo Series India events, reaching an overall season ranking of 160th. Win the competition. Over the next year, Diksha participated in a number of tournaments including the 2016 Chandigarh Women’s and Junior Women’s Championship, the Faldo Series India Championship, the West Indies Women’s and Junior Women’s Championship, and the East India Women’s and Junior Women’s Championship. In 2017, she participated in the Telangana Women’s and Junior Women’s Championships, the North India Women’s and Women’s Championships, and the West Indies Women’s and Women’s Championships. She also competed in and won her first professional event, the Hero Women’s PGA Tour. In the same year, Diksha also participated in the 2017 Summer Deaflympics in Turkey. Golf was included in the Summer Deaflympics for the first time, and she placed second in the competition.
Diksha Dagar competing at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics
In 2018, Disha Dagar participated in the Asia-Pacific Amateur Women’s Golf Team Championship in Thailand (commonly known as the “King Sirikit Cup”) and became the Indian team’s best score with a score of 69, 3 under par, and helped the Indian team win the Sixth place in the women’s group. In the team competition, her three-day total was four under par, the lowest score in the history of the Sirikit Cup in India. . In the same year, Diksha also won the Singapore Women’s Amateur Open Championship.
professional golfer
Diksha Dagar began her professional golf journey in 2019 by participating in and winning the South African Women’s Open, an event on the Ladies European Tour 2019. This was Diksha’s first professional win.
Diksha Dagar at the 2019 South African Women’s Open
The following year, Diksha competed in the 2020 Dubai Omega Moonlight Classic in Dubai, the 2020 Summer Olympics, and the 2020 Women’s Scottish Open in Scotland.
Diksha Dagar in action at the Omega Moonlight Classic Dubai 2020
She also represented India at the 2020 Summer Olympics, her first Olympic appearance. In 2021, she participated in the 2021 Women’s European Tour and won the London Aramco Team Series Championship. She qualified and competed for a second time at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics in May 2022, defeating American Ashlyn Grace in the final. Diksha Dagar participated in the 2023 Simon Asia Pacific Cup.
Awards and Honors
- 2015: India East Girls & Junior Girls – India Faldo Series
- 2016: Chandigarh Women’s and Junior Women’s Championship, Faldo Series India Championship, West Indies Women’s and Junior Women’s Championship, East India Women’s and Junior Women’s Championship
- 2017: Telangana Women’s and Junior Women’s Championship, North India Women’s and Women’s Championship, West India Women’s and Women’s Championship
- 2017: Silver medal in women’s individual golf competition at the Summer Deaflympics
- 2017: Stage 16 of the Hero Women’s PGA Tour
- 2018: Singapore Women’s Amateur Open
- 2019: South African Women’s Open
- 2021: Summer Deaflympics women’s individual gold medal
Diksha Dagar wins gold at 2021 Summer Deaflympics
- 2023: Czech Women’s Open
Diksha Dagar becomes Czech Women’s Open Champion (2023)
- 2024: Arjuna Award for Excellence in Sports and Gaming
Diksha Dagar (left) receives the Arjuna Award from President Droupadi Murmu in 2024
bicycle collection
Diksha Dagar owns a Hero Pleasure Xtec.
Diksha Dagar and her Hero Pleasure Xtec
Facts/Trivia
- In 2016, Diksha Dagar became the only Indian golfer to reach the top 500 in the world rankings in the under-18 category.
- She became the first and only golfer in Deaflympics history to win two Deaflympics medals since golf was introduced at the 2017 Deaflympics.
- In 2019, Diksha Dagar became the second Indian female golfer after Aditi Ashok to win the Ladies European Tour multiple times and became the first female golfer to win the title at the age of just 18. The youngest Indian woman to win this honor.
Diksha Dagar becomes youngest Indian woman to win this honor
- In 2019, Diksha became the first Indian to win the South African Women’s Open.
- In 2020, Aditi Ashok and Tvesa Malik joined two Indian golfers and became the first trio of Indian golfers to compete in a single event on the Ladies European Tour .
- In 2022, Diksha became the only golfer in history to compete in both the Olympics and the Deaflympics.
- Diksha used to participate in other sports such as swimming, TT, shooting, badminton, basketball, equestrian and tennis; however, when she was seven years old, she became interested in golf and decided to make it her career choice.
- When she wanted to start formal training, no one was willing to teach her due to her hearing problems, so her father decided to teach his daughter himself and began to provide her with formal training in golf. Diksha’s father also serves as her caddy (responsible for carrying golf clubs and providing other assistance during tournaments).
Diksha Dagar with her (father), who is also her coach and caddy
- Diksha Dagar counts tennis player Novak Djokovic and golfer Tiger Woods as her biggest inspirations in sports. She admires the winning attitude both players possess.
- Diksha loves sketching and often shares photos of her sketches on social media.
Paintings posted by Diksha Dagar on Instagram
- In 2022, Diksha’s name appeared on an Indian television game show called “Kaun Banega Crorepati” where the show’s host and actor Amitabh Bachchan posed a question to the contestants which read:
Diksha Dagar is one of the two women to represent India at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in which sport? ”
- Diksha has been playing golf since she was six years old, wearing hearing aids.
- Diksha is the first deaf Indian athlete to represent India in the Olympics.
- Diksha enjoys traveling and when she doesn’t have time to play golf, she goes on vacations with her family.
Diksha Dagar vacations in Manali
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education