Avani Prashanth recorded a T-28th finish in Singapore
Perhaps too much was expected of the Indian ladies contingent after Avani’s historic victory and India’s 2nd place finish two weeks ago at the prestigious Asia Pacific Ladies Amateur Championship in Manila ( Queen Sirikit Cup). The 16 year old Bangalore youngster struggled with her putting on the difficult to read greens to shoot 73-71-74-75 (5-over 293) and finish 28th at the Women’s Amateur Asia Pacific Championship (WAAP), played at The Singapore Island Country Club in Singapore.
Nishna Patel of Mumbai, who was positioned well after the opening two rounds of 71 and 72, faltered on the weekend, shooting 77-75 to end two strokes behind Avani at 7-over 295 and finish 35th.
The other Indian girls missing the halfway cut which came at 6-over 150 were Chandigarh’s Mannat Brar – 76-77 (+9); US based Anika Varma – 74-81 (+11); Delhi’s newcomer Lavanya Jadon – 78-79 (+13) and Mysore’s Vidhatri Urs – 77-81 (+14).
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With Avani and Brar appearing for their 10th board exams the previous week and the Indians managing only one practice round, their preparation was less than ideal and not as good as it had been in Manila where they achieved unprecedented success.
Two other 16 year olds finished on top, Eila Galitsky of Thailand who shot 69-67-70-68 (14-under 274) to win the tournament by five strokes over Minsol Kim 67-69-73-60 (9-under 279) of South Korea.
The event is supported by the R&A of St Andrews, Augusta National Golf Club ( which hosts the annual Masters tournament in Georgia, USA) and the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation. Winning it comes with significant benefits. By virtue of her win, Galitsky received invitations to play in two major professional championships – the AIG Women’s British Open and Evian Championship – as well as the Hana Financial Group Championship in Korea, and an exemption into the prestigious Augusta National Women’s Amateur Championship which takes place later in March.
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