Gursimar claims maiden professional title at BPGC

February 25, 2016 Naresh Sagar

Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour 2016

Mumbai, February 25, 2016:  Gursimar Badwal carded 2 under 68 in the final round to win the fifth leg of the Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club here on Thursday. Gursimar played consistent golf throughout the week and claimed her maiden professional title by a comfortable margin of six shots. Kolkata’s Neha Tripathi finished runner-up with a total score of 215. The INR 6,00,000 event culminated today.

Overnight leader Gursimar Badwal, who has been within striking distance of victory on several occasions in the past but has faltered at key moments in her campaign, was the hallmark of composure today. She played a blemish free front –nine with two birdies on the 4^th and 7^th holes. She added another birdie on the 13^th hole while dropping just one shot on the 11^th to finish with a total score of 209 after 54 holes.

Neha Tripathi carded a birdie on the 2^nd hole while dropping shots on the 6^th and 7^th. She played with much more purpose on her return journey, firing four birdies on the 10^th,12^th, 17^th and 18^th holes along with a lone bogey on the 13^th. She too finished the round with a score of 2 under 68 to take the second position.

Delhi’s Mehar Atwal carded 2 over 72 in the final round to take the third place. She carded three birdies on the 3^rd, 10^th and 16^th holes along with bogeys on the 7^th, 9^th and 15^th. She also carded a double bogey on the 12^thhole to finish the round with a total score of 216.

Kolkata’s Smriti Mehta and Pune’s Shweta Galande finished tied fourth with identical totals of 219 after the final round. Shweta’s card of 3 over 73 on the day included four bogeys on the 2^nd, 11^th, 12^th and 15^th holes. She carded the lone birdie of the round on the 13^th hole. Smriti Mehra played a birdie-less front nine with bogeys on the 7^th and 9^th holes. On her way in, she carded two birdies on the 10^th and 16^th holes along with bogeys on the 11^th, 13^th and 15^th. She also carded a double bogey on the 18^th hole to finish the round with a score of 5 over 75.

The Delhi duo of Mehak Sharma and Gauri Maunga finished tied sixth with identical totals of 220, followed by Hero Motocorp sponsored Sharmila Nicollet and Delhi’s Ankita Tiwana at tied eighth with a score of 221.

The Tour now moves to Pune for the sixth leg to be played at the Oxford Golf Resort from 1^st to 4^th March.