Jahanvi Bakshi receiving winner’s cheque from Mr. B V K Raju, Hon. Secretary HGA
18-year-old Jahanvi Bakshi of Gurgaon, who has shown remarkable consistency finishing in the top 5 places in 10 of the past 11 tournaments, shot rounds of 70-70-69 (4-under 209) to win by five-strokes over seasoned Vani Kapoor for her third title of the Hero WPGT season at Hyderabad Golf Club on Nov. 19th.
Jahanvi had registered her earlier two wins at her home club of DLF in March and September.
Much fancied amateur 16-year-old Sneha Singh, who has already won twice on the Hero WPGT, shot 73-73-74 (7-over 220) to finish fifth at her home club. 27 players including four amateurs made up the field at the picturesque HGA which is built within the walls of the historic Golconda Fort.
Jahanvi stands third on the Hero Order of Merit (OOM) with total earnings of (₹12,02,733) in 14 events behind Amandeep Drall, who leads the rankings.
The tour plays again in Hyderabad this week at Boulder Hills Golf & CC from Nov. 23-26 followed by two events in Kolkata at Tollygunge Club and Royal Calcutta in December to end the year.
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Photo – WGAI