Siddhi Kapoor triumphs in 14th Leg of the Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour

New Delhi, 29^th September 2016: Rookie Siddhi Kapoor carded 1 over 73 in the final round to win the 14^th Leg of the Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour at the Delhi Golf Club here on Thursday. In a nail biting finish, Siddhi overcame a strong challenge from Amandeep Drall and Vani Kapoor, who finished second and third respectively, to claim her maiden professional title. The INR 7,00,000 event culminated today.

Kolkata’s Siddhi Kapoor had an indifferent start, carding three quick bogeys on the 1^st, 3^rd and 4^th holes. She dropped three more shots on the 9^th, 11^thand 16^th holes, but birdies on the 6^th, 8^th and 13^th kept her in the hunt. She still needed something special on the final two holes and the 19 year old came good under pressure, carding birdies on the 17^th and 18^th holes to grab her first professional win. Her best performance before this event was an eighth place finish in the 10^th Leg at KGA.

Overnight leader Amandeep Drall could not replicate her second round performance, carding 3 over 75 on the day to take the second position. She carded two birdies on the 1^st and 6^th holes with an equal number of bogeys on the 3^rd and 7^th in her front nine. The professional from Panchkula played a birdie less back nine, carding a double bogey on the 15^th hole, followed by another dropped shot on the 16^th, which ultimately proved to be costly. She finished with a total score of 221.

Delhi’s Vani Kapoor finished third with a total score of 222 after 54 holes. She started impressively, playing a bogey free front nine with a birdie on the 2^ndhole. She carded two more birdies in the latter half on the 14^th and 17^th holes while dropping shots on the 10^th, 13^th and 16^th to finish the round with a score of  even par 72. Delhi’s Gaurika Bishnoi impressed in her first professional event, taking the fourth position with a total score of 224. Her round of 1 over 73 on the day included four birdies on the 1^st, 3^rd, 6^th and 8^thholes along with bogeys on the 2^nd, 4^th, 13^th, 15^th and 16^th.

Pune’s Shweta Galande and Delhi’s Mehar Atwal finished tied fifth with identical totals of 225. Shweta played a controlled round of even par 72 with a birdie and a bogey apiece on the 6^th and 10^th holes respectively. Mehar’s card of 4 over 76 included two birdies on the 9^th and 12^th holes along with six bogeys on the 2^nd, 3^rd, 5^th, 6^th, 15^th and 17^th.

Kolkata’s Neha Tripathi finished seventh with a total score of 227, followed by Kapurthala’s Gursimar Badwal and amateur Shreya Ghei in tied eighth position at 231.

The Tour now moves to the DLF Golf and Country Club, Gurgaon for the 15^thLeg to be played on 3^rd, 5^th – 7^th October.