Diksha Dagar Age, Wiki and Bio

Diksha Dagar

Quick Info

ProfessionGolf Player
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth14/12/2000
Age23 years
BirthplaceVillage Chhapar, District Jhajjar, Haryana
HometownJhajjar
Zodiac signSagittarius
Marital StatusUnmarried

Physical Stats & More

Height173 cm (5’ 8”)
Weight60 kg (130 lbs)
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolSt. Mary’s School in Delhi Cantt, Delhi

Relationships & More

Marital StatusUnmarried

Family

FatherNarinder Dagar (Former Golf Player, Army Colonel)
MotherName Not Known
SiblingsBrother - Yogesh Dagar (Golf Player)

Career

Awards, Honours
  • 2015 - Eastern India Ladies & Junior Girls, Faldo Series India
  • 2016 - Faldo Series India Championship, Western India Ladies & Girls Championship, Eastern India Ladies & Junior Girls, Chandigarh Ladies & Junior Girls Championship
  • 2017
  • • Silver medal in the Summer Deaflympics
  • • Western India Ladies & Girls Championship, Northern India Ladies & Girls, Telangana Ladies & Junior Girls Championship
  • • Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour Leg 16
  • 2018 - Singapore Ladies Amateur Open Championship
  • 2019 - South African Women’s Open Championship
  • 2021 - Gold medal in the Summer Deaflympics
  • 2023 - Czech Ladies Open Tournament
  • 2024 - Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games

Favourites

Sportsperson(s)Tennis Player Novak Djokovic, Golfer Tiger Woods

Style Quotient

Bike CollectionHero Pleasure Xtec

Some Lesser Known Facts

Diksha Dagar is an Indian left-handed golf player who is hearing impaired.
She started wearing hearing aids at age six, marking the beginning of her golf journey.
Initially, training was challenging due to her hearing impairment, so her father, a former golfer, began her formal training.
Diksha has a background in various sports but chose golf as her career because of her father's influence.
She began playing amateur golf in 2012.
In 2015, she won the Eastern India Ladies & Junior Girls tournament with an overall score of 160.
In 2016, Diksha was the only Indian golfer in the top 500 for the Under 18 category.
She won two Deaflympics medals, a historic achievement in golf.
In 2017, she made her professional debut in 'The Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour' and won.
Diksha won the 2017 Summer Deaflympics, making history.
She achieved her best score at the Queen Sirikit Cup in 2018.
In 2019, she shifted to professional golf and won the South African Women’s Open.
She became the second Indian female to win multiple Ladies European Tour titles, the youngest at 18.
Diksha won the South African Women’s Open in 2019.
In 2020, she participated in the Summer Olympics and other major tournaments.
In 2021, she won the Aramco Team Series and qualified for her second Summer Deaflympics.
Diksha competed in both the Olympics and Deaflympics in 2022.
Her participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was featured on 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'.
In 2023, she competed in the Simone Asia Pacific Cup and KPMG Women’s Irish Open.
Diksha draws inspiration from Novak Djokovic and Tiger Woods in her playing style.
She enjoys sketching designs in her free time.
Diksha was the first Indian golfer at the Olympics.
In her free time, Diksha loves picnics and outings with her family.