Vani Kapoor used all her experience to land a crucial birdie on the back nine to win the fourth Leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club Ltd. It was Vani’s first win in 2025 and the first since the success at the DLF Golf and Country Club in the 12th leg of the 2024 season.
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Vani, 31, bogeyed the 11th and the 13th and at that stage trailed two amateurs, Saanvi Somu, the overnight leader, and Anuradha Chaudhuri. The three were playing together in the final group.
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Then came the turnaround as Vani birdied the Par-4 15th. On the same hole Anuradha dropped a bogey for a two-shot swing. From being one ahead Anuradha fell one back.
Saanvi, who with five holes left was even par for the tournament and in the lead, also bogeyed the 15th to fall to 1-over. She was then tied with Vani.
Saanvi, who has finished runner-up four times in the past, parred the 16th but dropped shots on the 17th and the 18th, which were parred by Vani and Anuradha.
The pars helped Vani stay ahead of the field at 1-under 69 for the day and 1-over 211 total. Anuradha was stranded at 2-over and was sole second. Saanvi meanwhile fell to 3-over and finished in a tie for third alongside Sneha Singh (66) and Ridhima Dilawari (67), who had earlier taken the clubhouse lead at 3-over.
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Vani opened the day with two birdies on the first two holes, but then endured eight pars after that. She bogeyed the 11th and the 13th to fall back but produced a winning birdie on the 15th.
Anuradha played consistent with one birdie and one bogey, but the latter proved costly, while Sneha and Ridhima produced the two best cards of the day. Sneha was bogey free with 66 and Ridhima shot 67 with four birdies against one bogey.
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Saanvi had three birdies and five bogeys, three of which came in the last four holes and cost her a maiden win the on the pro tour, while still being an amateur.
Lavanya Jadon (71), Shweta Mansingh (70), amateur Mannat Brar (72) and Jasmine Shekar (75) occupied the sixth to the ninth place while three players including the 2024 Hero Order of Merit winner, Hitaashee Bakshi (75), amateur Keerthana Rajeev (73) and Khushi Khanijau (71) tied for the tenth place.
