Manila [Philippines], February 25(ANI): Avani Prashanth created historical past by turning into the primary Indian winner of the forty third Queen Sirikit Cup within the Philippines on Friday.
The Bangalore teenager’s sterling rating additionally carried the Indian crew to a never-before second place within the prestigious competitors for the Asia-Pacific area.
Avani returned a four-day mixture of 16-under 272 (68-66-70-68), a record-breaking 10 photographs forward of second-placed New Zealander Fiona Xu (six-under 282).
Rianne Mikhaela Malixi (68-73-68-74) of the Philippines and Korea’s Hyunjo Yoo (70-71-71-71) completed tied for third place on five-under 283 on the Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club.
Speaking from Manila, Avani stated, “I feel great. It’s been a long-awaited win and I’m excited for what the rest of the year holds. It’s a little frustrating that I won’t be going to Augusta this year, but I’ll hope to make it there in 2024. I’m just happy to get this win and I hope I can carry this form into the WAAP (Women’s Asia Pacific Amateur Championship).”The 16-year-old, who’s 97th on the World Amateur Golf Rankings both led or held a share of prime spot all the best way and closed out her blazing run in Manila appropriately with a birdie.
Thanks to her scores, India rode to a primary silver medal within the regional beginner championship with teammates Vidhatri Urs and Nishna Patel making up the squad.
While Mysore-based Vidhatri (74-77-72-74) completed tied for nineteenth Nishna was additional down the order in shared thirtieth place with rounds of 80, 78, 74 and 75.
India had been second behind the highly effective Koreans who wanted all their firepower to edge out the challengers with a 12-under 564 complete.
India aggregated seven-under 571, whereas Japan had been third an additional 4 photographs behind.
The discipline at Manila included reigning WAAP champion Tiffany Huang Ting-hsuan of Taiwan, world fifth ranked Japanese Yuna Araki, fifteenth ranked Mizuki Hashimoto of Japan and Korean Minsol Kim, world ranked sixteenth.
On Thursday, a late rally helped hold the Koreans within the race for prime spot with the 2 greatest playing cards of 71 and 73 simply two photographs forward of India.
“My putter was cold to start and it was an exhausting first eight holes. I’m loving the course and the wide fairways,” Avani informed the occasion web site after her seond day heroics. “I’m feeling confident and am looking forward to the next two days here.” (ANI)