Denmark’s Emily Pedersen has won the Hero Womens Indian Open at the Gary Player designed DLF Golf Club. She shot an even par 216 to win the $400,000 tournament which saw some really high scoring through the tournament days owing to some tricky greens.
The Ladies European Tour rookie shot a closing 73 on the challenging ‘Black Knight’ Course at DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon to finish on 216, level par, one ahead of fellow Dane Malene Jorgensen, Becky Morgan from Wales and Cheyenne Woods of the United States. England’s Liz Young ended in fifth spot, with Italian Giulia Sergas in sixth.
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“It’s amazing and I’m so happy. The course has been a big challenge for us. My game has been very good, very steady. I didn’t make any huge mistakes. I kept focused all day,” said Pedersen, 19, who was denied her first win when she lost out in a playoff to Celine Herbin at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France last month.
“I made a bogey on 17, three putted and I was kind of getting a flash back and I’m so happy it didn’t happen again and I could win. I was thinking about the play-off after 17 but my caddie Mikey Curry kept me going and focused on my own shots.”
With her win, Pedersen moved up to seventh on the LET Order of Merit and first on the Rookie of the Year standings, ahead of compatriot Nanna Koerstz Madsen of Denmark. Her winning score, of level par, is the highest on the LET since Raquel Carriedo won the 2002 Tenerife Ladies Open at Golf del Sur.
Amateur Aditi Ashok was the best Indian who shot a round of 77 to finish nine over par 225. A couple of double bogeys dragged her down. Vani Kapoor was a few strokes lower at 11 over par 227. The course – the all new Gary Player design – was challenging but rewarding to those who held their grit. The Hero Women’s Indian Open was the first professional tournament to be played at the course.
