Amandeep Drall made her journey from Sweden to India for the 12th Leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour worthwhile by grabbing a two-shot win over young Ananya Garg at the Clover Greens.
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Amandeep, who played at the Hills Open in Sweden and then rushed to India in time for the event in Hosur, held her nerve in the tense closing stages to card 1-under 71 and total 2-under 214 for three days.
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Ananya, who was the Rookie of the Year on the Hero WPG Tour in 2024, played superbly and even held a one-shot lead with two holes to go.
However, Ananya bogeyed the 17th and then dropped a double bogey on the tricky Par-3 closing 18th. In contrast Amandeep bogeyed the 17th and stayed calm.
When Amandeep and Ananya walked to the 18th tee, they were tied at 2-under. But Ananya double bogeyed and Amandeep, using all her experience, ensured a safe par.
It was Amandeep’s second title of the season, and she became the third player to win more than once this year. Vani Kapoor (four times) and Sneha Singh (twice) have been the other multiple winners.
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Amandeep and Ananya playing together were tied at 1-under after two rounds. Ananya went ahead early as Amandeep bogeyed the opening hole. Amandeep fought back with birdies on the fourth and the fifth, while Ananya managed only one on the fifth as the duo was once again tied for the lead.
The see-saw battle continued as Amandeep bogeyed the eighth but birdied the ninth and Ananya double bogeyed the eighth and birdied the ninth.
At the turn Ananya was one behind but caught up with a birdie on the 11th.
Amandeep again forged ahead with a birdie on the 15th, but Ananya hit back with a birdie on the 16th.
Both players dropped a shot at the 17th and were still tied. It all came down to the 18th where Amandeep held her composure and parred for a well-deserved win as Ananya double bogeyed to finish at even par for second.
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Anvitha Narender seemed to be in the picture for the first 15 holes at which point she was 3-under for the day and 1-under for the tournament. Then she faltered with a bogey on the 15th and a double on the 18th to finish 2-over and third in a tie with Ridhima Dilawari (73), who had three birdies, two bogeys and a double on the par-4 15th hole.
Khushi Khanijau, one of the four co-leaders after two rounds, was hit by a double bogey on the eighth and she also dropped three shots in the last four holes for a 76.
Jasmine Shekar (74) and Sneha Singh (76) were tied sixth at 4-over 220, while Rhea Purvi Sarvanan (71) was eighth and Durga Nittur (73) was ninth.
Amateur Mannat Brar, who played so well on the first day to lead with a 70 and was one of the four joint leaders after two rounds, fell apart on the final day. She shot 80 and finished 10th.
There was a hole-in-one by Anaggha Venkatesh on the Par-3 11th, where she holed a 7-Iron at the 130-yard hole. She hit into a headwind and had a perfect shot, which was one of the highlights of the week.
The win carried Amandeep (Rs. 11,67,967) to second behind Vani (Rs.14,43,667), who did not play this week. Ridhima Dilawari, who was second at the start of week dropped to third with earnings of Rs. 11,64,000 while Jasmine Shekar (Rs. 10,85,500) is fourth and Sneha Singh (Rs.10,23,567) is fifth.
