Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s talented golfer Sneha Singh added another feather in her cap by bagging the amateur title and finishing third overall in the first leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Boulder Hills Golf & Country Club on Friday.
Mysuru teenager Pranavi Urs ended her 13-month title drought and signalled a full return from her wrist injury as she claimed the title. Sneha (70) was sole third at 2-under 214, while Jahanvi Bakshi (69) rose to fourth at 1-under 215. Sneha, the first year BA student of St Ann’s College for Women, is trained by her father Sanjay, who is a class A golfer professional.
The 18-year-old Pranavi had a birdie on the first play-off hole against Gaurika Bishnoi, who had held the lead for the first two days. Durga Nittur (69), who had the day’s best round along with Jahanvi, was fifth at 2-over 218. Pranavi, who was nine shots behind Gaurika after the first round, had cut the lead to three after the second round. In the final round, flying on the wings of a superb eagle on Par-5 seventh, the long-hitting Pranavi, totalled one-under 71 despite a closing bogey on 18th in regulation play.
Hyderabad Newsclick here for more Hyderabad NewsBoth Gaurika, the overnight leader, and Pranavi bogeyed the first on day three. Gaurika increased her lead to four with a birdie on the second hole, but Pranavi got it back to three with a birdie on third. The eagle from Pranavi on Par-5 seventh narrowed it to one before Gaurika dropped two shots in quick succession on eighth and ninth. That handed over the lead to Pranavi for the first time.
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