Hitaashee Bakshi Winner Leg 3 receiving winning cheque from Col. R S Sekhon (CEO, BPGC) in Mumbai
Hitaashee Bakshi, the younger of the teenage Bakshi sisters from Delhi, clinched her second professional title on the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at BPGC, Mumbai.
The 17-year-old Hitaashee shot 67-69-69 (5-under 205) to win by three shots over Hyderabad teenage amateur Sneha Singh, who had won the previous week. The pair were tied for the overnight lead at 4-under. Singh took a one-shot lead going into the back nine. And the pair were tied with three holes to play. Hitaashee proceeded to birdie the par-5 16th to edge ahead and another birdie on the par-5 18th, which Singh bogeyed, provided her final margin of victory.
Singh shot 68-68-72 (2-under 208). Seasoned pro Gaurika Bishnoi of Gurgaon finished third (69-72-69), followed by Mysore’s Pranavi Urs (71-68-72), who won the season opener & first-round leader Amandeep Drall (66-72-73) in a share of fourth place.
Jahanvi Bakshi, the elder of the Bakshi sisters, shot 75-68-71 (4-over 214) to finish sixth but remains at the top of the Hero Tour Order of Merit after three events.
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