Sharmila Nicollet is an Indo French professional golfer from Bangalore, India.
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Sharmila Nicollet was born on March 12, 1991, in Bangalore. Her father is French and her mother is from Bangalore. Sharmila Nicollet pursued golf in 2002 at the age of 11. She won her first tournament at the age of 15. She is a former national sub-junior swimming champ with over 72 gold and silver medals won in state and national aquatic meets (1997 to 2001). She was a state-level athlete as well, making records at Bishop Cotton Girls School where she studied.
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Sharmila Nicollet turned professional in 2009 when she was 18 years old. She is the youngest Indian golfer to qualify for Ladies European Tour. She is the second Indian to earn a full card on the Ladies European Tour. Sharmila Nicollet won the 2009–2010 Order of Merit on the Women’s Golf Association of India and then five further events to finish on top of the 2010– 2011 Order of Merit. She finished the top Indian golfer at T22, at the 2011 Hero Honda Women’s Indian Open, with the lowest score of the day in the final round. She has a total of 11 wins on the Women’s Golf Association of India.
She finally qualified with a full tour card for the Ladies European Tour in 2012, being the youngest Indian golfer to qualify. Sharmila Nicollet was the champion of the Hero-KGA tournament in 2012 and the Hero-WPGT in 2015.