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Panama keeps Sewer at bay to win season’s 4th Hero WPGT title,
Panama Urs struck form just when it was most needed as she fired four birdies in a span of five holes on the back nine in the final round to win the ninth leg of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour at the Bangalore Golf Club here on Friday.
Her fourth win of the season extended her lead at the top of the Hero Order of Merit.
Pranavi shot two-over 71 with four birdies against six bogeys and totaled two-over 209, while Sewer Away (71) with one birdie against two bogeys, aggregated five-over 212.
The scoring and conditions were tougher this week as none of the players finished with an under-par total and there were only two under par rounds, one each by Pranavi and Sewer, in the tournament.
Starting the final round with a three-shot lead at the Par-69 Bangalore Golf Club course, Pranavi overcame an early charge from Sewer over the first 10 holes.
As Sewer lost momentum, Pranavi came into her own and raced to victory by three shots despite a bogey-bogey finish.
Sewer was two-over for the front nine, while Pranavi was three-over. That cut the lead by one. On the 10th, Pranavi bogeyed again, while Sewer birdied the hole for a two-shot swing which saw the two level with eight holes to go.
Then between the 12th and 16th, Panama birdied four times and Sewer managed only pars.
As Panama bogeyed the last two holes, Sewer dropped a shot on the 18th and Pranavi was three ahead, as she was at the start of the day, but by now the trophy and the winner's check was also hers.
Pranavi, who feels she is fully fit and ready to go full throttle, won the first, fourth and seventh legs before this week. She was also second in the fifth and eighth legs. In short, she has finished first or second in six of the nine legs held so far
As Sewer finished second for the second time in succession, Hitaashee Bash, winner of third and sixth legs, was third. Hitaashee carded 72 for a total of 215.
Sega Singh, winner of fourth Hero WPGT title as an amateur, finished in her professional debut. She carded the final round's best score of even par 69 and finished with a total of 216.
Oriya Redid (70) and Paprika Bishop (71) were tied for fifth, and Afghan Fatima (73) and Natalia Sang (76) were tied seventh. Amateur Jasmine Shear (72) was ninth, while Lauri Arcade (74) and Alanya Data (76) were tied 10th.
The 10th leg of the Hero WPG Tour will also be held in Bangalore, but at the Prestige Golf shire from July 20-22.
Anti duo lie T-22nd at Great Lakes Bay Invitational golf
Indian golfer Anti Ashok, playing with Thai Palace, moved to tied-22nd after the second round of the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational tournament, a team event on the LPGA Tour.
Anti and Palace, who finished tied-third a year ago at this event, put up a vastly improved performance in the second round as they tallied eight-under in better-ball after a two-over showing in alternate-shot play on the first day.
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