The Amateur Women Asia-Pacific Invitational Golf Team Championship, which is the official name of the Queen Sirikit Cup, was founded in 1979.
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Avani Prashanth, the 16-year-old golfer from India, etched her name in history by capturing the Queen Sirikit Cup 2023 at the Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club in the Philippines. The famous regional amateur championship has been played since 1979, however, it was the first time an Indian golfer won it. Avani Prashanth’s performance additionally assisted the Indian team in placing second, just behind South Korea. It was the greatest performance by Indian female golfers in the competition’s history. Avani, who is presently ranked 97th in the global amateur golf rankings, recorded a four-day total of 16-under 272 (68-66-70-68). This was a record-breaking 10 shots above second-placed Fiona Xu of New Zealand, who shot a six-under 282. On the last day, Prashanth had a strong finish with four birdies on the back nine.
Teenage golfing titans Kim Min-sol, Yoo Hyun-jo, and Seo Kyo-rim reaffirmed their nation’s dominance in the Queen Sirikit Cup, replicating the success of many of Korea’s most well-known female golfers. Avani Prashanth-inspired Indian team put up a fierce fight on the decisive final day at Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club, but the Korean trio maintained their composure to win. Besides Avani, Vidhatri Urs (Tied 19th) and Nishna Patel contributed to India’s second-place finish in the team competition (tied T30). Korea eventually won with a 72-hole team total of 12-under 564. This triumph was five strokes ahead of India.
The Amateur Women Asia-Pacific Invitational Golf Team Championship, which is the official name of the Queen Sirikit Cup, was founded in 1979, the same year that Mom Kobkaew Abhakara was elected chairperson of the Thailand Ladies Golf Association. Rae-Vadee T. Suwan, one of the Association’s founders, had the idea to start a national team championship because there was no international women’s competition in the area at the time. The format of the competition is that teams have three players on them. The competition lasts four days, with each day consisting of 18 holes of stroke play, with the top two rounds determining the team score. Until 2019, the competition consisted of three rounds.
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