Tvesa lands season’s 2nd title
Tvesa Malik shut out the field despite weather conditions and a challenging Delhi Golf Club course on the final day of the 12th leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour 2017.
For the 21-year-old, who turned pro midway through this season, it was her second title in five starts. Tvesa, who kick-started her pro career with a win in the seventh leg, shot the day’s best score of 73, while the next was 79 by Saaniya Sharma, Gaurika Bishnoi and Ankita Tiwana.
Siddhi Kapoor (81) finished second, while Saaniya (79) was third. Tvesa, with enough experience of playing the tough DGC layout, had four bogeys in her first 11 holes, including three in a row from the sixth holwe. But three birdies helped her card a 73 for a total of 220.
Tvesa became the fourth player to win multiple titles this season, following Vani Kapoor (3), Amandeep Drall (2) and Gursimar Badwal (2).
Second placed Siddhi, who shared the lead with Tvesa for the first two days, returned an 81, including two birdies, seven bogeys and two doubles and aggregated 228.
Afshan Fatima, who had a share of the lead after the first round, carded a second successive 80 and finished fourth at 234, while Gursimar Badwal (82) and Smriti Mehra (82) were tied fifth.
Gaurika Bishnoi (79) reclaimed her top position on the Hero Order of Merit despite finishing seventh and Ankita Tiwana (79) was eighth.