GOLF | Liz Young emerges champion after a roller coaster ride

Updated - October 27, 2024 06:21 pm IST - GURUGRAM

Champion Liz Young receives the trophy from Pawan Munjal, chairman Hero MotoCorp, in the Women’s Indian Open golf in Gurugram on Sunday.

Champion Liz Young receives the trophy from Pawan Munjal, chairman Hero MotoCorp, in the Women’s Indian Open golf in Gurugram on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan

Liz Young tackled the climax in style as she prevailed by a stroke over four others, despite a bogey on the last hole, in the $400,000 Hero Women’s Indian Open golf championship at the DLF Golf and Country Club on Sunday.

Watched by a packed gathering, Liz hit her shot marginally short and saw the ball roll into the lake. Undaunted, she hit a 100-yard shot close to the hole, and made a crisp putt thereafter, for a joyous finish on the 18th hole. Liz’s second title on the Tour fetched her $55,534.

She had the best card on the third day, a 5-under 67, despite a bogey each on the last three holes. She wound up with 2-under 286 in four rounds, with a par round on the final day.

“On this course, you play for par. If the birdies happen, it is great. You have to be prepared for anything. It was physically and mentally challenging. I did a good job this week. I am looking forward to being with my daughter who has her eighth birthday next week,” said Liz, who was emotional, thanking her husband for being a rock of support.

Shannon Tan of Singapore, Agathe Sauzon of France, Momoka Kobori of New Zealand and Manon De Roey of Belgium were one-under 287, and collected $21,380 each.

Mannat Brar was the best amateur as she shot a 2-under 70 for the day, for an overall 4-over 292. Interestingly, the overnight joint leader, Alice Hewson of England, went 7-over par this day, and was joint 11th with Mannat.

Pranavi Urs and Hitaashee Bakshi were joint 15th with 6-over 294, and were presented a Hero bike each, apart from a cash purse of $6,725, for the best performance among the Indian professionals.

Tvesa Malik (71), Vani Kapoor (71) and Diksha Dagar (70) did well on the final day, to score under par, and bolstered their confidence for future tournaments.

The scores: 1. Liz Young (Eng) (74, 73, 67, 72) 286; 2T. Shannon Tan (Sgp) (71, 71, 76, 69), Agathe Sauzon (Fra) (72, 73, 73, 69), Momoka Kobori (Nzl) (72, 73, 72, 70), Manon De Roey (Bel) (74, 74, 65, 74) 267; 6T. Perrine Delacour (Fra) (70, 74, 77, 67), Maha Haddioui (Mar) (71, 77, 71, 69), Hannah Burke (Eng) (74, 77, 67, 70), 288; 9. Emma Spitz (Aut) (76, 75, 65, 73) 289; 10. Kirsten Rudgeley (Aus) (72, 72, 73, 74) 291; 11T. Mannat Brar (76, 75, 71, 70), Alice Hewson (Eng) (72, 70, 71, 79) 292; 13T. Hannah Screen (Eng) (73, 77, 71, 72), Sara Kouskova (Cze) (69, 77, 71, 76) 293; 15T. Trichat Cheenglab (Tha) (76, 73, 75, 70), Pranavi Urs (74, 71, 77, 72), Hitaashee Bakshi (80, 68, 73, 73) 294; 26T. Tvesa Malik (77, 77, 72, 71) 297; 31T. Ridhima Dilawari (74, 73, 79, 72), Vani Kapoor (75, 77, 75, 71) 298; 38T. Diksha Dagar (78, 72, 80, 70) 300; 46. Ananya Garg (78, 75, 75, 74) 302; 59. Janneya Dasanniee (76, 77, 76, 79) 308.

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