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Hitachi Boxey – Introduction
Hitachi Bakshi is one of the new kids on the block when it comes to Indian golf. The 17-year-old girl from Gurgaon first caught the attention of the country’s golf community when she played her second event as a professional and emerged as the winner of the Women’s Pro-Golf Tour in 2020 which took place at the Classic. Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon. As an amateur golfer, Hitachi was India’s number one ranked golfer last year and had a world ranking of 282. But this year his ranking in India has come down to 3rdrd Spot but he has already turned professional and has participated in his professional tour.
Hitashi’s sister Janhvi is also a professional golfer and was India’s number one ranked player in 2018 though due to injuries, she was off the course for some time.
In the beginning
Hitachi started playing golf at the age of six. After trying a few other sports like table tennis and badminton, Hitachi finally settled on golf, courtesy her mother Sunita Bakshi who once played the sport. Speaking from her residence in Gurgaon, Hitashi, studying law, said,
“I was very hyperactive. Even today I get restless sometimes. There was an effort from my mother to drive me towards golf so that I could be patient and calm.”
Hitachi, who started training at the Army Golf Course under Anityachand, now practices at the DLF Golf Course under the same coach and has been practicing here for the past nine years.
Hitachi’s dream and mission
Hitachi often envisions a scenario where he plays in the Olympics wearing an India jersey. He did not forget to mention,
“It is my dream to represent the country at the Olympics and I am focused on the Paris Olympics. At the end of the year your world ranking should be in the top 300 and my only goal is to be in that position at the end of 2023 so that my dream comes true at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Neeraj Chopra and Lydia Co
Once playing table tennis and badminton, Hitachi usually doesn’t have much time to pursue other sports. But Hitachi took a liking to gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra while watching the Tokyo Olympics last year. Hitashi exclaimed,
“Neeraj Chopra has set an example for us. He showed that if you have dedication, you can achieve your goals.”
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Lydia Coe is a former world number one golfer from New Zealand. Hitashi said with great admiration.
“He became world No. 1 at the age of 17. I often watch his practice-videos and matches and learn a lot every time. I get a lot of inspiration from watching videos of great golfers and other sports personalities.”
Hitashi also does ‘Buddhist mantras’ to calm and strengthen herself mentally.
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