Gaurika Bishnoi poses with her winning cheque at Clover Greens
24-year-old Gaurika Bishnoi from Gurgaon shot 68-70-68 (10-under 206) to outclass the field by 5 strokes and win her 2nd title of the year on the Hero WPGT at Clover Greens on the outskirts of Bangalore. It was Bishnoi’s seventh career title
Delhi’s Seher Atwal, shot a final round 76 to Bishnoi’s 68, finishing solo-third at 3-under 213. Amateur Keerthana Rajeev shot 71-70-70 (5-under 211) to secure 2nd place
Other top finishers were
Hitaashee Bakshi 71-70-73 214 – 4th ( Delhi)
Sneha Singh 73-74-68 215 – 5th T ( Hyderabad)
Kriti Chowhan 72-67-76 215 – 5th T (Jaipur)
In total, six golfers finished under par in the tournament.
Seher Atwal is now narrowly ahead of Sneha Singh in the Hero Order of Merit with ₹6,59,635, against Sneha’s ₹6,54,667.
The next leg of the Hero Tour will be at the pristine but challenging Prestige Golfshire Club in Bangalore this week where windy conditions are expected to prevail.
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Photo – Gaurika Bishnoi