Gurugram, Oct. 27 -- The Women's Indian Open at DLF Golf & Country Club offered a telling glimpse of golf's junior-to-professional pathway: 21 players in the 114-strong Ladies European Tour field had previously competed in U.S. Kids Golf events.

The group represented eight Indian and 13 international golfers - 18.4% of the field, as per a press release.

The leading finishers included the Czech Republic's Sara Kouskova (T4) [European Championship: 2009] and Austria's Emma Spitz (T12) [European Championship: 2012 (winner), 2013; World Championship: 2012].

India's Avani Prashanth (T22) had a long junior record [World Championship: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019; European Championship: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018], while Anvvi D...