Odisha girl Kashika Misra created a history as she became the first ever golfer of the state to secure the No 1 position among the amateur women golfers in India. The Delhi-based Odisha golfer moved up from fourth to top position with a lead of 16 points after finishing runner-up in the IGU West Bengal Ladies and Junior Girls Golf Championship, held at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club from 13 to 16 May 2025.
In the amateur golf rankings of India only one more player from Odisha, Manvi Singhania is at 36th position among the ladies while no male golfer figures in the list.
Kashika was part of the Indian team that participated in the Womens Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship, held in Danang, Vietnam from 6 to 9 March 2025. She will be representing India in the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation Championship to be held in Hong Kong in the last week of May 2025.