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\"Sharmila<\/a>La Manga: <\/strong>Sharmila Nicollet qualified for the Ladies European Tour by clinching the 30th and final spot on the Ladies European Tour Qualifiers Final stage with a six foot birdie that may well be the start of stardom for the young 20-year-old Bangalore golfer. Co-leader after the first round and second after the second, Sharmila endured some tense moments, as she birdied from six feet on the third play-off hole\u00a0 at the South Course.<\/p>\n

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The tall and strikingly good-looking Sharmila becomes the youngest Indian and only the second after Smriti Mehra to earn a full card on the Ladies European Tour. Smriti did it in the mid-1990s.<\/p>\n

In what was easily the most testing time of her career, Sharmila played 165 holes, nine rounds and three holes in play-off, in 12 days. \u201cI am so excited but ready to fall off,\u201d said an excited Sharmila.<\/p>\n

On the third play-off hole Sharmila had two putts for a birdie four from the right edge of the ninth green at the par-5 ninth hole. She nailed the final six-footer for a birdie and sealed the 30th and final card for the 2012 Ladies European Tour.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy goal was to get on the tour and this is my first time in Spain for the qualifier so I think it’s a big achievement for me. To be playing in
Europe will be my next immediate goal. I hope to play all the tournaments and maybe move here because I have family in Paris and my dad stays there so maybe I will move there and play all the tournaments,\u201d added Sharmila, whose father is French and mother Indian.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m just so happy and excited. It’s been a long two weeks and it’s been a long wait and fingers crossed for the season. I’d like to win a European Tour event and maybe emulate someone like Yani or Caroline by being the first rookie, who won four tournaments. If I could just win one tournament; that would be my goal. I think the whole of India is behind me and had a lot of expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Final stage was won by Jodi Ewart (73) who finished at 11-under and she was followed by Anais Maggetti (71) at nine-under and Carlota Ciganda (73) was third at four-under.<\/p>\n

Sharmila, who shot a final round of two-over 75 on the par-73 South Course, had a heart-wrenching time. After starting on the tenth she was one-under for the first nine and placed tied 16th at that stage. Bogeys on second, fourth, fifth and seventh almost derailed her campaign, which began last week in the pre-qualifiers. She then summoned all her composure and birdied the par-4 8th hole, her 89th hole in the competition. The birdie on the eighth brought her back to seven-over and a par on ninth saw her end the 90 holes in seven-over.<\/p>\n

She then had to wait for more than two hours before knowing her fate.and kept hopes alive and they became a reality in the play-off. Six players were fighting for four spots after tying for 27th place at the end of five grueling rounds at the Qualifiers.<\/p>\n

With five others also finishing at seven-over in tied 27th place, the LET rules called for a play-off for the final four places from 27th to 30th. Sharmila came through on the third play-off hole and clinched her full card on the LET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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