Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Anvitha Narender, who held at least a share of the lead from the first round, completed a comprehensive seven-stroke victory in the eighth leg of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour.
In just her second professional tournament, the New Jersey-born golfer, who was T-8 in her debut a week earlier, shot three excellent rounds in the 60s for 69-65-68 for a total of 8-under 202 and beat the amateur Lavanya Jadon. , who got off to a rough start but held on for a round of 73 and finished second at 1-under 209.
Vidhatri Urs, who like Anvitha is playing in only her second professional event, shot a day's best of 68 despite a finish that featured a double bogey and a bogey at the end. Vidhatri, who was T-3 last week, finished third at par 210 with cards of 72-70-68.
Anvitha, who started the day with a two-stroke lead, found herself five ahead after the first three holes despite making just three pars. Her playing partner Lavanya, who was two behind at the start, made a double bogey on the second and a bogey on the third. The third player in the leading group, Seher Atwal, parred the first six holes.
Anvitha hit a shot at the par-5 fourth, where Lavanya birdied a two-shot swing. However, Anvitha fought back with birdies on the sixth and eighth and seemingly escaped with more birdies on the 12th and 13th. As the players struggled in the closing stages, Anvitha was able to afford bogeys on the 14th and 17th, although she did have one birdie. in the middle the 16th.
With a final round 68, she cruised to a comfortable seven-stroke victory as Lavanya had three bogeys and two birdies on the back nine.
Vidhatri, after a ghostly start, made five birdies over the next eight holes, including three in a row from eighth to 10th. Five pars and a birdie on the 16th hole put her second behind Anvitha, but a double bogey and a bogey on the last two holes left her in third place and Lavanya finished second with three pars at the end.
Seher had a tough back nine with four bogeys on a tough day to score.
Another amateur, Saanvi Somu of Bengaluru, shot 1-over 71 and was tied for fourth with the experienced Seher Atwal, who made four bogeys in his last seven holes in a card of 3-over 73 and a total of 2-over 212.
Hero Order of Merit 2023 winner Sneha Singh, who had a share of the lead after the first day, started disastrously with four bogeys in her first seven holes. She had a birdie and another bogey in a round of 74 and was sixth at 6-over 216.
Gaurika Bishnoi, winner last week, also hit shots on the difficult final holes as she finished bogey-bogey for 70 and was tied for seventh with Snigdha Goswami (74), who had four bogeys and no birdies.
Four players, Amandeep Drall (69), Jahaanvie Walia (70), Agrima Manral (71) and Rhea Jha (74), one of the co-leaders after Day 1, finished tied for ninth place.
Leader Hitaashee Bakshi, who finished in 14th place, remained at the top of the Order of Merit.
In just her second professional tournament, the New Jersey-born golfer, who was T-8 in her debut a week earlier, shot three excellent rounds in the 60s for 69-65-68 for a total of 8-under 202 and beat the amateur Lavanya Jadon. , who got off to a rough start but held on for a round of 73 and finished second at 1-under 209.
Vidhatri Urs, who like Anvitha is playing in only her second professional event, shot a day's best of 68 despite a finish that featured a double bogey and a bogey at the end. Vidhatri, who was T-3 last week, finished third at par 210 with cards of 72-70-68.
Anvitha, who started the day with a two-stroke lead, found herself five ahead after the first three holes despite making just three pars. Her playing partner Lavanya, who was two behind at the start, made a double bogey on the second and a bogey on the third. The third player in the leading group, Seher Atwal, parred the first six holes.
Anvitha hit a shot at the par-5 fourth, where Lavanya birdied a two-shot swing. However, Anvitha fought back with birdies on the sixth and eighth and seemingly escaped with more birdies on the 12th and 13th. As the players struggled in the closing stages, Anvitha was able to afford bogeys on the 14th and 17th, although she did have one birdie. in the middle the 16th.
With a final round 68, she cruised to a comfortable seven-stroke victory as Lavanya had three bogeys and two birdies on the back nine.
Vidhatri, after a ghostly start, made five birdies over the next eight holes, including three in a row from eighth to 10th. Five pars and a birdie on the 16th hole put her second behind Anvitha, but a double bogey and a bogey on the last two holes left her in third place and Lavanya finished second with three pars at the end.
Seher had a tough back nine with four bogeys on a tough day to score.
Another amateur, Saanvi Somu of Bengaluru, shot 1-over 71 and was tied for fourth with the experienced Seher Atwal, who made four bogeys in his last seven holes in a card of 3-over 73 and a total of 2-over 212.
Hero Order of Merit 2023 winner Sneha Singh, who had a share of the lead after the first day, started disastrously with four bogeys in her first seven holes. She had a birdie and another bogey in a round of 74 and was sixth at 6-over 216.
Gaurika Bishnoi, winner last week, also hit shots on the difficult final holes as she finished bogey-bogey for 70 and was tied for seventh with Snigdha Goswami (74), who had four bogeys and no birdies.
Four players, Amandeep Drall (69), Jahaanvie Walia (70), Agrima Manral (71) and Rhea Jha (74), one of the co-leaders after Day 1, finished tied for ninth place.
Leader Hitaashee Bakshi, who finished in 14th place, remained at the top of the Order of Merit.
