Golf: Diksha shoots 73 to be T-53 at South African Women’s Open
Diksha Dagar shot 1-over 73 to be T-53rd after the opening day at the South African Women’s Open at the par-72 Erinvale Country & Golf Estate.
Bengaluru-based teenager Shaurya Binu dominated the last round with an eight-under 64 card to win the Rs 1 crore Vooty Masters at the Vooty Golf County here on Saturday.
Nineteen-year-old Shaurya (66-66-70-64) totalled 22-under 266 for the week to register an emphatic eight-shot triumph and pick up the winning cheque worth Rs 15 lakh that moved him from tenth to first position in the TATA Steel PGTI Ranking.
Binu, playing only his second season as a professional, emerged wire-to-wire winner having led the field in all four rounds. His last round of 64 was the day’s best score.
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Karan Pratap Singh (73-66-68-67) struck a 67 on Saturday to rise three spots and finish runner-up at 14-under 274.
Shaurya Binu, the overnight leader by three shots, powered ahead with four birdies on the first seven holes to open up a substantial six-shot lead that put his nearest rivals on the back foot.
He made the front-nine count with some excellent hitting as he landed his shots within six feet of the pin on three of his first four birdies.
Shaurya, was unfazed by the bogey on the ninth as he came roaring back with a birdie on the 13th and an eagle-two on the par-4 15th thanks to two outstanding drives and a long conversion to once again stamp his authority.
He signed off in style with two extraordinary approach shots that led to tap-in birdies on the 17th and 18th.
Shaurya, who extended his lead in each round, said, “A three-shot lead, knowing that I was in good form and having my plans in place, I was quite comfortable from the start of the day.”
Rahil Gangjee (70) took third place at 13-under 275.
Arjun Prasad fired a hole-in-one on the eighth during his round of 67. Prasad secured tied seventh position at 10-under 278.
Vikarabad-based Mohd Azhar (71) finished tied 18th.
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