Sharmila Nicollet clinches her maiden title of the season

Sharmila Nicollet held on to her nerves in the playoff against Neha Tripathi to win 12^th leg of the Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour at the Hyderabad Golf Club. The two players had to repeat the 18^th hole four times before the issue was finally settled in favour of the Bengaluru golfer.

Hero Motor Corp sponsored Sharmila’s card on the day comprised of bogeys on the 4^th, 8^th, 12^th and 18^th holes. She also carded a triple on 16^th hole. Her birdies came on the 6^th, 10^th, and 11^th holes as she finished with a score of 228 after 54 holes.

Giving Sharmila a run for her money was Hero Order of Merit Leader Neha Tripathi. She looked in tremendous form as she had the best score of the day of 1 over 72. Her card comprised of birdies on the 6^th, 16^th and 17^th holes, and bogeys on the 3^rd, 13^th, 14^th and 15^th holes. She finished with a score 228 after 54 holes, which was identical to Sharmila’s total.

Overnight leader Amandeep Drall had an indifferent start as she carded a double bogey on the very first hole. Her front nine comprised of bogeys on the 2^nd, 3^rd, 5^th, 7^th and 8^th holes, and her lone birdie of the day came on the 4^th. Her back nine comprised of a bogey on the 17^th hole and double on the 13^th. She finished third with a total score 231 after 54 holes.

Pune’s Shweta Galande had an incredible start to the round as she carded an eagle on the very first hole, but failed to stitch together a series of consistent shots. She played an even par front nine, but it was her back nine which spoilt the chart for her. She carded double bogeys on the 12^th and 18^th and also a triple on the 17^th hole. Her two birdies of the day came on the 10^th and 15^th holes, and her lone bogey of day came on the 13^th.

Delhi’s Ankita Tiwana finished 5^th with a total score of 236 after 54 holes, followed by Kapurthala’s Gursimar Badwal with a total score of 237.

Ayesha Kapur of Delhi finished 7^th with a total score of 238, while Bengaluru’s Trisha Sunil and Chandigarh’s Saaniya Sharma finished with identical scores of 240 to be tied for the 8^th spot.

The tour now moves to Delhi at the Delhi Golf Club from the September 20 to 23.