Sharmila Nicollet is an Indian golfer. Apart from being a golfer, she is also famous for her beauty and appearance. She is famous for becoming the youngest Indian golfer to qualify for the Ladies European Tour. She is also a former national junior swimming champion. Between 1997 and 2001, she won 72 gold and silver medals at the state and national levels.
Wiki/Biography
Sharmila Nicollet was born on Tuesday, March 12, 1991, in Bangalore, India (30 years old as of 2021). Her zodiac sign is Pisces. She studied at Bishop Cotton Girls’ School till class 10 and then went to Bangalore International School for class 11 and 12. After turning 18 in 2009, she started golfing professionally. Her active tours include the Symetra Tour and the Ladies European Tour. Her previous tours were the European Tour and the Asian Tour. She has a total of 15 wins so far. She has one win on the European Tour and one win on the Asian Tour. She is being trained by coach Tarun Sardesai. Her interest in golf began at an early age. In 2002, when she was eleven, she began playing golf regularly, and when she was fifteen, she won a tournament.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Weight (approximately): 60kg
Hair Color: Medium Golden Blonde
Eye color: lavender gray
Body measurements (approximately): 34-26-34
family
Parents and siblings
Nicolai’s father is French and his name is Marc Nicolai. He is a software expert.
Sharmila Nicolette and her father
Her mother’s name is Surekha Nicolletand, an Indian who works as a perfumer and owns Padmini Aroma Ltd in Bangalore.
Samira Nicolette and her mother
Profession
golf
In 2006, Sharmila represented India in the Doha Asian Games.
Sharmila Nicollet posts on Instagram about representing India at Asian Games
She has also represented India at the Asia Pacific Junior Golf Championships in San Diego, the Queen Sirikit Cup in Japan and the Malaysian Open. In 2007 and 2008, she held the title of the youngest player to win the All India Women’s Amateur Championship. She also became the youngest Indian woman to qualify for the Women’s European Tour in 2012.
Sharmila Nicollet on Ladies European Tour
From 2009 to 2010, she was awarded the Indian Women’s Golf Association Medal of Honor. In 2011, Sharmila finished tied for 22nd at the Hero Honda Women’s India Open, the same year she also qualified for the British Open.
Sharmila Nicollet competes in the 2011 Hero Honda Women’s Indian Open
She also competed in the 2012 Hero-KGA Championship and the 2015 Hero-WPGT competition. In 2016, she appeared on Femina’s strength list.
Sharmila Nicollet appears on Femina Power List
She won the China LPGA Tour Championship in 2018.
Sharmila Nikolai wins China LPGA Tour title
In 2019, she competed on the Symetra Tour.
Sharmila Nicollet plays Symetra Tour
She competed in the 2020 Joburg Women’s Open and won with a score of 7-over par 79.
modeling
Sharmila is into fashion photography and car modification. She has appeared in various magazines and photographed for collaborative events.
Sharmila Nicollet’s Instagram post about being on the cover of Vogue
Sharmila Nicollet on magazine cover
Sharmila Nicollet attended the salon opening ceremony
In 2013, she was featured in Elle magazine.
Sharmila Nicollet in Elle Magazine
She has done advertising campaigns for Nike, Puma, Marriott, Krishnapatnam Port. When she was a child, she appeared in commercials for Kwality Walls.
Sharmila Nicollet in Puma campaign
Sharmila Nicollet in Marriott Hotels commercial
Sharmila Nicollet stars in Kwaliy Walls commercial
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Women’s Golfer of the Year (IGULS) (2007)
- Player of the Year (WGAI) (2010)
Favorites
- Cuisine: Italian, Chinese, Sushi
- Golf Courses: Golf Courses in England
- Vacation destination: London, Turkey
car collection
She owns an Audi V10+ and a Chevrolet Camaro.
Sharmila Nikolai’s Chevrolet Camaro
Facts/Trivia
- Sharmila is not a vegetarian and to stay healthy, she eats non-vegetarian food.
Sharmila Nicolette eats seafood
- She enjoys shopping, traveling and playing the piano.
Samira Nicolet plays piano
- She has a butterfly tattoo on her lower back.
Sharmila Nikolai’s tattoos
- Sharmila often posts drinks on her Instagram account.
Samira Nicolette holding a wine bottle in her hand
- Sharmila’s coach believes she has the potential to do great things and says she has a natural talent for the game.
- During the interview, Sharmila was asked about how women’s golf has changed over the years. she says,
So how far they have come now from when I first turned pro. As players progress, scores get better and better, and a score below par is considered the winning score. Girls like Aditi Ashok play overseas. So it’s good, when the girls perform abroad, it changes the perception of Indian golf. So it’s doing well, the India Open has always been an event that we host and is one of the biggest events of the year, so it gives us an opportunity to showcase our talent and rub shoulders with the best players”.
- Sharmila said in an interview in 2011 that she wanted to compete in the 2016 Olympics and win a gold medal for India. She added that the Olympics are a big event for her and she will win them because she has more training now. She added that this was the reason why she lost when she competed in the Asian Games a few years ago.
- In 2019, she encountered an accident and witnessed many people being injured.
Sharmila Nicolette injured leg
- In an interview, Sharmila revealed her exercise habits and said that she plays golf for six hours a day and then exercises for two hours. She is often seen sharing videos of her working out at the gym as well as videos of her practicing golf.
- She is a party animal and often goes out to party with her friends during holidays. She also takes care of her fish, dogs and turtles. She has 7 dogs.
- Sharmila believes she is a motivated and competitive golfer. She also said in an interview that golf is one of the toughest sports she has ever played.
- Her advice to other young players is that they should be prepared to sacrifice and stay focused so they can achieve great things.
- The golfer is also a fashionista and often shares photos of herself that leave her fans in awe. Her fashion statement is: look good, play good. Look smart, play smart.
- She believes that wearing pink is lucky for her, so she wears pink on the last day of every competition.
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