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Tvesa off to dream start

Youngster pips pole-setter Gaurika for title
Last Updated 07 July 2017, 19:50 IST
Young Tvesa Malik celebrated the start of her professional career in the best manner possible, emerging triumphant in the seventh leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour 2017 here on Friday.

The 21-year-Tvesa, who turned professional during the mid-season break last month, warded off a strong challenge from pole-setter Gaurika Bishnoi to score a gritty one-shot victory at the Eagleton Golf Resort.

“It feels really good, it was a really fun day. It was neck and neck the whole way. There was a good amount of pressure, it was very exciting,” said a delighted Tvesa after shooting level-par 72 for a total of 218.

Tvesa, who started the final round just one-shot ahead of Gaurika, bogeyed the second hole to share the lead as things began to heat up at the start itself. Gaurika, one of the most consistent performers this season, then jumped into sole lead with a neat birdie on the fifth. Both players then birdied the seventh before Tvesa hauled herself back into joint lead with a good birdie on the eighth.

Thereafter it was a question who can hold their nerve better and Gaurika blinked first when she dropped a shot on the 10th. Even before she could savour her lead, Tvesa dropped a shot on the 11th. The pressure got to both the players on the 13th as both bogeyed.

Tvesa, who had won a pro title as an amateur in 2015, then steadied herself before sinking the all-important birdie on the 15th to sneak ahead. Gaurika tried her best to push the contest into a play-off but couldn’t muster a birdie while Tvesa played some composed golf over the final three holes to collect the winner’s cheque of Rs 1,40,000.

Leading scores (after 54 holes, ‘A’ denotes amateur): 218: Tvesa Malik (75, 71, 72); 219: Gaurika Bishnoi (72, 75, 72); 224: Gursimar Badwal (76, 73, 75), Saaniya Sharma (75, 72, 77); 225: Pranavi Urs (A, 74, 75, 76); 226: Shweta Mansingh (A, 81, 73, 72).


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(Published 07 July 2017, 19:50 IST)

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