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Pranavi Urs Leads Indian Charge at SA Women's Open in Cape Town

Pranavi Urs emerged as the leading Indian performer at T-24th in the SA Women's Open in Cape Town, signing off with a steady 1-under 72. Diksha Dagar slipped to T-37th after a final round 76, while Avani Prashanth carded a 77 to finish T-57th. England's Esme Hamilton claimed her maiden Ladies European Tour title with a composed final-round 71, sealing a two-shot victory at 15-under. The remaining Indian trio of Vani Kapoor, Tvesa Malik, and Hitaashee Bakshi missed the cut.

Key Points: Pranavi Urs T-24th, Diksha Dagar T-37th at SA Women's Open

  • Pranavi Urs finishes T-24th as top Indian with 1-under 72
  • Diksha Dagar slips to T-37th after final round 76
  • Avani Prashanth ends T-57th with round of 77
  • England's Esme Hamilton wins maiden LET title at 15-under
  • Vani Kapoor, Tvesa Malik, Hitaashee Bakshi miss cut
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Pranavi finishes T-24th, Diksha is T-37th in Cape Town

Pranavi Urs finishes T-24th as top Indian at SA Women's Open. Diksha Dagar T-37th, Avani Prashanth T-57th. England's Esme Hamilton wins maiden LET title.

"Hamilton showed remarkable composure on the back nine, birdieing the 11th, 14th, and 16th to regain control. - Report"

Cape Town, April 27

The final day in Cape Town brought challenging conditions and shifting fortunes as Pranavi Urs emerged as the leading Indian performer at T-24th SA Women's Open. Diksha Dagar was T-37 and Avani Prashanth ended T-57.

Pranavi signed off with a steady 1-under 72, finishing as the top Indian at T-24 despite a closing bogey. Diksha Dagar, who had been in contention earlier, slipped on the final day with a round of 76 to end at T-37.

Avani Prashanth carded a 77 to finish T-57. The remaining Indian trio-Vani Kapoor, Tvesa Malik, and Hitaashee Bakshi-missed the cut.

At the top of the leaderboard, England's Esme Hamilton claimed her maiden Ladies European Tour title with a composed final-round 71, sealing a two-shot victory.

She held off strong challenges from Cara Gainer and Pia Babnik after an intense battle in testing weather at Royal Cape Golf Club.

Diksha began her round steadily with five consecutive pars but dropped shots on the sixth and ninth holes. Although she recovered briefly with a birdie on the 11th, a costly double bogey on the 15th ended her hopes of a higher finish.

Pranavi started from the back nine, mixing two bogeys with a birdie. She surged briefly on her second nine with three birdies between the first and fifth holes but slipped out of the top 20 after dropping a shot on the eighth.

Avani's round featured two birdies, two bogeys, and two double bogeys.

Hamilton's victory was hard-earned. Starting the final day tied with Babnik and narrowly ahead of Gainer, she endured an early bogey before building momentum with birdies on the fifth and sixth. A double bogey on the ninth, combined with Gainer's birdie, saw the lead tighten dramatically at the turn.

However, Hamilton showed remarkable composure on the back nine, birdieing the 11th, 14th, and 16th to regain control. She closed with a calm par on the 18th to finish at 15-under and secure the win in just her 23rd start on tour.

Gainer finished second at 13-under after a round of 72, while Babnik placed third at 12-under. A group including Anna Morgan, Brianna Navarrosa, and Emma Spitz shared fourth place at nine-under

In the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit standings, Agathe Laisne continues to lead, followed by Casandra Alexander and Kelsey Bennett, with Hamilton's win lifting her into fourth place.

- IANS

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Deepika L
Diksha was in contention but that double bogey on 15th must have hurt. These girls need more exposure on the LET to handle pressure better. Still proud of them for representing India on an international stage.
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Ravi K
Nice to see Indian women's golf coming up. A few years ago we barely had anyone on the LET, now we have multiple players regularly. Pranavi has been consistent lately đź’Ş
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Simran P
Avani needs to work on her consistency—77 with two double bogeys is tough to digest. But she's young, plenty of time to improve. The fact that we have six Indian women playing at this level is a big achievement already.
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Nikhil C
Esme Hamilton winning in just her 23rd start is impressive. Indian golfers need to learn that kind of composure under pressure. But credit to Pranavi and Diksha for their overall showing, they're not far off from competing for top spots.
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Kavitha C
Happy to see Indian women making their mark. However, I feel our players still struggle a bit with the windy conditions abroad. More practice in similar conditions back home or playing more overseas events would help. Keep going, girls! 🙏
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Vikram M
Diksha was T-37 and Pranavi T-24—decent results but not great. The gap between them and the winner (15-under) is huge. Need more investment in junior golf if we want to produce world-beaters. Still, proud moment for Indian golf.

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