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{{short description|Indian professional golfer}}
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{{Infobox golfer
| name = Sharmila Nicollet
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| nickname = Cherie, Nico, Shamz
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|3|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore, India]]
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| nationality = {{IND}}
| residence = Bangalore, India
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| yearpro = 2009
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| tour = Women's Golf Association of India<br>[[Ladies European Tour]]
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| award1 = Lady golfer of the year (IGULS)
| year1 = 2007
| award2 = Player of the Year (WGAI)
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'''Sharmila Nicollet''' (born 12 March 1991) is an Indian [[professional golfer]] from [[Bangalore, India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/sports/golf/sharmila-nicollet-is-the-glamorous-face-of-indian-golf/articleshow/71166733.cms|title=Sharmila Nicollet is the glamorous face of Indian golf|website=photogallery.indiatimes.com|access-date=18 September 2019|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602130950/https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/sports/golf/sharmila-nicollet-is-the-glamorous-face-of-indian-golf/articleshow/71166733.cms|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Early years==
Nicollet was born in Bangalore. Her father Marc Nicollet is French and her mother Surekha Nicollet is from Bangalore. Surekha is a perfumist and has her own Padmini Aroma Ltd in Bangalore while Marc is a software professional.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{Cite web |url=http://www.educationworldonline.net/index.php/page-article-choice-more-id-575 |title=Educationworldonline.net |access-date=30 August 2012 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030623/http://www.educationworldonline.net/index.php/page-article-choice-more-id-575 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/golf/top-stories/Sharmila-wants-to-play-for-India-in-2016-Olympics/articleshow/5328577.cms | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103092306/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-12/top-stories/28108835_1_sharmila-nicollet-perfume-short-game | url-status=live | archive-date=2013-01-03 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Sharmila wants to play for India in 2016 Olympics}}</ref>

Nicollet did her schooling in [[Bishop Cotton Girls' School]] and [[Bangalore International School]] finishing her 10th grade and 12th grade privately. She is now pursuing a degree privately as well.<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name=autogenerated3>[http://www.matpal.com/2012/03/sharmila-nicollet-biography.html Sharmila Nicollet [Biography] ~ Matpal]</ref><ref name="WGA">{{cite web | url=http://www.wgai.co.in/profile/SharmilaNicollet.htm | title=Sharmila Nicollet | publisher=Women's Golf Association of India | access-date=26 August 2012 | archive-date=26 August 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826015639/http://www.wgai.co.in/profile/SharmilaNicollet.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Nicollet pursued golf in 2002 at the age of 11. She won her first tournament at the age of 15.<ref name=autogenerated3 /><ref name="7cs" /> She is a former national sub-junior swimming champ with over 72 gold and silver medals won in state and national aquatic meets (1997 to 2001). She was a state level athlete as well, making records at Bishop Cotton Girls School where she studied.<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name="WGA" /><ref name="7cs">{{cite web | url=http://7csgolf.com/articles/?p=1677#more-1677 | title=Indian Starlet Nicollet Brings The 'Bling' And The Game | publisher=7Cs Golf | date=20 July 2011 | access-date=26 August 2012 | author=Curti, Chuck | archive-date=13 March 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313173214/http://7csgolf.com/articles/?p=1677#more-1677 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Career==

===Amateur===
Nicollet has represented [[India at the Asian Games]] at Doha 2006 and in Asia Pacific Junior Golf Tournament, played at the [[Callaway Junior World Golf Championships]] in San Diego, the [[Queen Sirikit Cup]] at Japan, the Malaysian Open and other international tournaments.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}}

Nicollet was also the youngest lady golfer to win the All-India Ladies Amateur Championship in 2007–2008, along with seven Open Amateur Tournaments.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite web |url=http://wgai.co.in/profile/SharmilaNicollet.htm |title=Sharmila Nicollet |access-date=30 August 2012 |archive-date=13 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213034106/http://wgai.co.in/profile/SharmilaNicollet.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Nicollet partnered with England's [[Laura Davies]] as a 16-year-old amateur during a special Emaar – MGF Challenge Match ahead of the 2007 Ladies European Tour event that was held in India. Davies commented that, "from my experience, Sharmila has all the potential to be a good player." Her present coach Tarun Sardesai, and past coach Gaurav Diwan from KGA feel that she has the talent to achieve great things because of her natural aptitude for the game.<ref>[http://thegolfgirl.blogspot.in/2007/12/golf-girls-in-bangalore.html Golf Girl's Diary: Golf Girls in Bangalore]</ref>

===Professional===
Nicollet turned professional in 2009 when she was 18 years old.<ref name="indiatoday" /> She is the youngest Indian golfer to qualify for [[Ladies European Tour]]. She is the second Indian to earn a full card on the Ladies European Tour.<ref>[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/223278/sharmila-targets-tour-title.html Sharmila targets tour title]</ref>

Nicollet won the 2009–2010 Order of Merit on the Women's Golf Association of India and then five further events to finish on top of the 2010–2011 Order of Merit.<ref name="7cs" /> She finished the top Indian golfer at T22, at the 2011 [[Hero Honda Women's Indian Open]], with the lowest score of the day in the final round.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/golf/story/sharmila-nicollet-indian-golf-ladies-european-tour-90435-2012-01-20 | title=Golfer Sharmila Nicollet aims big in Europe | work=India Today| date=21 January 2012 | access-date=26 August 2012 | author=Bilali, Shaghil}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wgai.co.in/statistics.htm |title=Indian Women's Golf News – Amateur Sports News – Amateur Golf News |access-date=30 August 2012 |archive-date=24 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824195729/http://wgai.co.in/statistics.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> She has a total of 11 wins on the Women's Golf Association of India.

She finally qualified with a full tour card for the Ladies European Tour in 2012, being the youngest Indian golfer to qualify.<ref name="GW">{{cite web | url=http://www.golfingworld.tv/videos/1021153905001/1702453918001/sharmila-nicollet-india-s-rising-superstar | title=Sharmila Nicollet – India's Rising Superstar | publisher=Golfing World | access-date=26 August 2012 | archive-date=31 August 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831040832/http://www.golfingworld.tv/videos/1021153905001/1702453918001/sharmila-nicollet-india-s-rising-superstar | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Nicollet was the champion of the Hero-KGA tournament in 2012,<ref name="times">{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-24/top-stories/33366001_1_sharmila-nicollet-nalini-singh-siwach-hero-kga |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103113656/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-24/top-stories/33366001_1_sharmila-nicollet-nalini-singh-siwach-hero-kga |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |title=Sharmila Nicollet beat Vani Kapoor in play-off to win Hero-KGA pro golf |date=24 August 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=26 August 2012}}</ref> and the Hero-WPGT in 2015.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/hero-womens-professional-golf-tour-championship-sharmila-nicollet-claims-her-first-title-of-the-year/article7616044.ece?homepage=true&w=ma446 |title=Sharmila claims her first title of the year|work=The Hindu|date= 4 September 2015 |access-date=4 September 2015}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Nicollet is dating American [[track and field]] sprinter [[Kenny Bednarek]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/athletics/news-who-kenny-bednarek-s-girlfriend-sharmila-nicollet-everything-know-indian-golfer-french-origin |title=Who is Kenny Bednarek's girlfriend Sharmila Nicollet? Everything to know about the Indian golfer who is French origin |date=18 January 2024 |access-date=7 August 2024 |work=Sportskeeda}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{LadiesEuroTour player|130282}}
*{{WWGR|3095}}
*[http://wgai.co.in/profile/SharmilaNicollet.htm Profile at Women's Golf Association of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213034106/http://wgai.co.in/profile/SharmilaNicollet.htm |date=13 December 2017 }}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGoIqrR3UXM Sharmila Is India's Highest Ranked Women's Golfer – Indiaecho.com, video]

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[[Category:1991 births]]
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[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]

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