New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind presents Arjuna Award to Shubhakar Sharma at the National Sports and Adventure Award 2018 function at Rashtrapti Bhawan in New Delhi, Tuesday, Sep 25, 2018. Pic: Courtesy Shubhankar Shrama
Golf was among the sports that was chosen for an Arjuna Award in its year of inauguration and the first recepient was Late. PG ‘Billoo’ Sethi. Since then 17 players, three of whom are women, have received the award.
| Arjuna Award – Golf | ||
| 1 | 1961 | PG Sethi |
| 2 | 1963 | AS Malik |
| 3 | 1967 | RK Pitamber |
| 4 | 1972 | Anjani N Desai |
| 5 | 1973 | Vikramjit Singh |
| 6 | 1977 | Sita Rawlley |
| 7 | 1982 | Lakshman Singh |
| 8 | 1987 | Nonita Lall |
| 9 | 1991 | Ali Sher |
| 10 | 1999 | Jeev Milkha Singh |
| 11 | 2002 | Shiv Kapur |
| 12 | 2004 | Jyoti Randhawa |
| 13 | 2007 | Arjun Atwal |
| 14 | 2013 | Gaganjeet Bhullar |
| 15 | 2014 | Anirban Lahiri |
| 16 | 2017 | SSP Chawrasia |
| 17 | 2018 | Shubhankar Sharma |
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