Ridhima wins first leg of Hero WPG Tour at Pune

Ridhima Dilawari finished with a total of one-under 215 to win the opening event of the 2020 Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour ahead of amateur Pranavi Urs at the Poona Club Golf Course here on Friday.

Ridhima, winner of five titles in 2019, and Pranavi were engaged in a tense tussle as they came down the final stretch in the third and final round.

Ridhima led for a good part of the day only to lose the lead towards the end before Pranavi made a crippling triple bogey on 18th to drop to second.

Ridhima (74) finished at one-under, while Pranavi (73) was even par 216.

Amandeep Drall (77) was third, while Diksha Dagar (72) was tied-fourth with Vani Kapoor (74).

Afshan Fatima (75), Saaniya Sharma (74) and Jyotsana Singh (74) were sixth, seventh and eighth respectively. Siddhi Kapoor (74) and Sonam Chugh (75) completed the top 10.

Ridhima, starting the day with a two-shot advantage over playing partner Pranavi, birdied the first and fourth to extend her lead. She dropped a shot on sixth, as ...