Pranavi Urs became the first Indian woman to win an individual golf gold medal at the Asian Games after finishing at the top of the women’s individual stroke-play event at Kasugai Country Club in Aichi, Japan.
The 23-year-old from Mysuru entered the final round with a three-shot lead, but a triple bogey on the third hole brought her advantage down. Urs responded with three birdies and remained composed through the closing stages.
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Key Highlights
Important points readers should notice.
Pranavi Urs won gold in women’s individual golf.
She became the first Indian woman to win an individual Asian Games golf gold medal.
Urs finished at 15-under 265.
India won silver in the women’s team golf event.
Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar joined Urs in the Indian team.
She carded an even-par 70 in the final round to finish with a four-day total of 15-under 265, one stroke ahead of China’s Yin Ruoning and Singapore’s Shannon Tan, who both finished at 14-under. Yin won the silver medal after a playoff with Tan, while Tan took bronze.
Urs also contributed to India’s silver medal in the women’s team event alongside Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar. India finished the team competition at 14-under 546, behind China’s gold-medal score of 22-under 538.
Urs’ individual gold is India’s first women’s golf gold at the Asian Games and the country’s first golf gold at the Games since Shiv Kapur won the men’s individual title in 2002.
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Why This Matters
Urs’ victory marks India’s first women’s individual golf gold medal at the Asian Games and adds a significant achievement to the country’s Asian Games golf record.
