Rookie Gauri Karhade claims maiden title on Hero WPGT

Rookie Gauri Karhade showed great nerves as she carded a one-over 73 in the final round to land her maiden title at the 12th Leg of Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour here on Friday.

Playing only her sixth event as a pro, Gauri, who turns 18 in October, stunned the front runners -- amateur Shreya Pal and the seasoned Gaurika Bishnoi -- to take her total to two-under 214 and win the title by one stroke.

Gaurika Bishnoi (75) and Afshan Fatima (70) finished second with a total of one-under 215.

Gauri, who started playing at the age of 10, had finished sixth at the Hyderabad Golf Club last week for her best result as a pro. Before that her only Top-10 finish was Tied-10th in the 10th leg in Bengaluru.

Gaurika was unable to find a single birdie on the final day.

Fatima, who made a great charge on the front nine with a two-under 34, held the lead midway through the back nine but dropped crucial back-to-back bogeys on 15th and 16th to fall into a tie for second with Gaurika at one-under 215.

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