Pranavi Urs bought the higher of in a single day chief Karandeep Kochhar, producing a superb efficiency when it mattered most, and made historical past by profitable the IGPL Mumbai Invitation, changing into the primary Indian girl golfer to win knowledgeable golf event whereas taking part in alongside males on the Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) Tour.

Pranavi carded a shocking 8-under 60, which was the week’s finest card, on the par-68 Bombay Presidency Golf Membership on the ultimate day of the IGPL Invitational Mumbai.

Making her IGPL debut, Pranavi, who was trailing her boyfriend Kochhar by two pictures in a single day, performed environment friendly and stable golf with eight birdies, the final of which appropriately got here on the 18th to complete 14-under for the week as in opposition to Kochhar’s 64, which ended along with his second eagle of the day. Kochhar totalled 12-under.

Kochhar was beneficiant in his reward of Pranavi, “I had this sense that she would win as she was taking part in so effectively. She outplayed us all, and even early within the spherical I realised I must play out of my pores and skin to get the higher of her.”

On beating the boys, Pranavi laughed and added, “I can’t describe the sensation, however proper now I really feel like I’m nonetheless numb and I nonetheless haven’t soaked it in that I’ve truly gained. As for beating the boys, it is a nice format and platform, and it’s nice to have the ability to play with the boys and see the place your recreation is at with the boys.

“And as I additionally talked about earlier, the women are doing loads higher than the boys internationally. So I feel getting that have again house is, you recognize, a bonus for me,” she added.

Kochhar, on his personal recreation, added, “I feel I performed very well as we speak. I feel I had actually good putts as we speak, however they simply didn’t fall.
I had beauty, even ultimately, just like the fifteenth and the seventeenth. Simply couldn’t putt as we speak. However I don’t suppose it nonetheless would have mattered. I feel Pranavi simply outplayed all of us, not simply me.” “To be main by one and capturing a 4-under on the ultimate day, and but to lose by 2 pictures. There’s no disgrace in that. You merely simply need to tip your hat typically, and Pranavi was simply superb on the market.” Sachin Baisoya, nonetheless searching for his maiden IGPL title, was third but once more. This was the fourth time he had completed third in seven IGPL begins.