Amateur Pranavi Urs made up for last week’s final hole disaster by winning the second leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club on Friday.
Pranavi carded one-over 71 for a total of five-over 215, while Ananya Datar shot 73 and lost by two shots.
Pranavi celebrated her win by turning professional. However, she got only a gift voucher this time, while Ananya, still winless on the Hero WPGT, got a cheque worth ₹1,50,000 and moved to the top of the Hero Order of Merit.
In-form Pranavi’s turning professional will make the competition more intense. Pranavi had a great start with three birdies in the first five holes, before she dropped a shot on sixth. On the back nine, she had some nervous moments as she bogeyed three times. Ananya, one of the three co-leaders overnight, was unable to capitalise on that.
Mistakes
On the back nine, as Pranavi made mistakes Ananya was unable to pull in birdies and played even par for the stretch with one birdie and one bogey. Pranavi dropped a shot on par-4 12th and another on par-4 14th but Ananya gave away a shot she had gained with a birdie on 13th by bogeying the 14th. At three behind, Ananya still had five holes to put pressure.
Pranavi dropped one more shot on par-5 16th and the gap was down to two. Over the last four holes, Ananya tried hard but could not hole any birdies as Pranavi won her second title on the Hero WPGT, while still being an amateur.
Earlier win
Pranavi’s earlier win on the Hero WPG Tour came in the ninth leg of the 2018 season. Tvesa began with a bogey but a birdie on fifth meant she was only two behind Pranavi till arriving at the eighth tee. She then dropped six bogeys against just one birdie in the last 11 holes and never had a chance to bid for the title.
However, back-to-back bogeys on eighth and ninth put her four behind Pranavi. At that stage Ananya, three-over for the front nine, was five shots back.
