India's Urs holes knee-knocker at final hole to win golf gold
NAGOYA: Pranavi Urs held her nerve to hole a knee-knocking three-foot putt for par on the final green to win the Asian Games women’s individual golf gold by one stroke on Saturday.
In a nail-biting finish, Pranavi Urs clinched India's gold medal in women's individual golf at the Asian Games. The decisive moment came on the final hole, where Urs sank a crucial three-foot putt for par, edging out her competitors by a single stroke. Urs' final round score of a level-par 70 was enough to claim victory, as she finished the competition with an impressive 15-under par total.
Her fellow Indian golfers, Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar, celebrated her success by dousing her in water following the triumphant putt. Urs' score of 15-under par surpassed her playing partners Yin Ruoning (China), who finished in second place after a strong final round of three-under 67, and Shannon Tan (Singapore), who carded a solid 68.
Yin Ruoning secured the silver medal after Tan faced a setback with a bogey of five at the first playoff hole, forcing Tan into the bronze position. Yin, also known as Ronnie on the LPGA Tour, did, however, win gold in the team event alongside Liu Yan and Zhang Weiwei, who tallied an aggregate score of 20-under par. India secured the silver medal, while Taiwan, including veteran former world number one Tseng Ya-ni, claimed the bronze.
Tseng, now 37, marked her fifth Asian Games appearance in Doha 20 years ago, adding another bronze to her personal tally.
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