IGU to send three-member team for Queen Sirikit Cup

Young golfer Guntas Kaur Sandhu will spearhead the Indian challenge at the Queen Sirikit Cup after the IGU named a three-member squad for the prestigious Asia-Pacific amateur team championship to be held in Indonesia from May 12 to 15.

Organised by the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC) in association with the R&A (world golf rules governing body), a total of 15 countries, including defending champions South Korea, will be competing in the tournament.

The other countries include Australia, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. India will be led by Sandhu, the 2025 Ladies Order of Merit champion. The Chandigarh golfer has been consistent in 2026 as well with six wins under her belt and 17 top-10 finishes from 20 starts in the 2025-26 Indian Golf Union (IGU) season.

The other members of the team are Haryana’s Ceerat Kang and Keya Badugu of Delhi.

 The Queen Sirikit Cup, officially known as the Amateur Ladies Asia-Pacific Invitational Golf Team Championship and named after Thailand’s erstwhile queen, was inaugurated in 1979 and India has competed in this tournament ever since the inaugural edition that featured nine nations.

In 2023, Avani Prashanth won the individual title, ending a 43-year title drought.

Played over 54 holes, the event is made up of teams of three players with the best two daily scores being counted. The winning team receives an exemption into the R&A Girls Amateur.