January 20, 2017: The first tournament of the WGAI’s Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour was won by Neha Tripathi. The Delhi girl coasted to a three shot victory over Amandeep Drall, scoring 73 in the final round. Neha began the day with a two stroke lead and stayed in control at the Kalhaar Blues and Greens in Ahmedabad.
Ageless Warrior
The spirited Smriti Mehra showed no signs of slowing down. The pioneering woman produced a final round 74 to finish in third place.
Gaurika Bishnoi and Siddhi Kapoor rounded off the top five. Gursimar Badwal and Saaniya Sharma ended the first leg in sixth and seventh places respectively.
The highlight of Neha’s round was an eagle three at the 521 yard 8th hole. She also shot four birdies in a final round effort that also included seven bogeys.
Neha was the only woman this week to have posted an under par round. She shot 71 on Wednesday to gain a four stroke lead over Simi Mehra and Gursimar Badwal.
The weather affected second round witnessed plenty of bloodshed. Only three women managed to score in the 70s, with the best score of 75 from Amandeep.
Amandeep got progressively better scores this week – posting 76-75-74 for a nine over total of 225. Neha finished with 222 while Simi made 235 (75-86-74).
Young stars on the rise
Gaurika can take heart from a consistent effort in Ahmedabad. Even though her scores might seem disappointing, she can take plenty of positives into the season. The young golfer shot 78-79-79 to finish just one behind Mehra.
Siddhi Kapoor finished her week in style with an eagle two at the 375 yard 18th hole. She shot 79-81-77 in her three treks around the Kalhaar course.
Gursimar started off with a good round to open the tournament. But she never quite recovered from an 84 in the third round, signing off with an 80 in the final round.
