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Lalitha triumphs

Kodaikanal: Lalitha Balasubramanian played an impeccable final round for a trophy triumph in the South India Ladies Open at the Kodaikanal Golf Club on Friday.

Lalitha annexed the India Cements Trophy with a fourth round card of 76, two days before her 56th birthday.

Lalitha was lying third at the end of the third round on Thursday behind the leader Rupa Gurunath and Meher Atwal. But on Friday, she beat the challenge from the two younger opponents for a total of 317, pushing Saaniya Sharma of Chandigarh and Rupa Gurunath to the runner up spots. Saaniya carded 75.

Final results: Day 1: Best Medal: Bubbles Suneja (73 nett); Nearest to pin: Gold: Shweta Galande (20 feet)Day 2: Best stableford: Neeraja Kumar (36 ); Longest drive: Gold: Saaniy a Sharma (206 yards) Seniors (above 50) (36 holes): Gross winner: Lalitha Balasubramanian (165); Nett winner: Lalitha Balasubramanian (149); Super Seniors: (above 60) 36 holes: < em style="b">Nett winner: Aruna Kulandaivelu (153); Day 3: Best bogey: Sonam Chugh (1, win on a count back); Best putter: (Over 54 holes); Winner: Meher Atwal (89 putts wins on count back); Day 4: Best stableford: Nikita Arjun (35); Sub-juniors (under 14): Gross winner: Meher Atwal (322); Juniors: (under 18): Open winner: Shweta Galande (319); Nett Winne r: Mala Raju (231); Open winner: Mala Raju (318); Nett winner: Gauri Monga (273); Open winner: Gauri Monga (333); Gold: Nett winner: Lalitha Balasubamanian (285); Best Gross of the tournament: Winner: Meher Atwal (75 wins on a count back).