Delhi amateur Mehar Atwal played some exceptional golf to win the ninth leg of Hero Women's Professional Golf Tour 2014 in a nail biting play-off finish over Kolkata professional Neha Tripathi, here today.
Mehar and Neha had finished at the top with identical totals of 214 after 54 holes, which resulted in the play-off at the Rs 5,00,000 event which culminated today at the picturesque Eagleton Golf Resort here.
Another Delhi amateur Millie Saroha finished with an impressive performance, to be placed third with a total score of 217 after the final round.
Mehar held on to her nerve throughout the final round to card the day's lowest score of three-under 69. Her bogey free round consisted of three birdies on the 4th, 5th and 7th holes. She was tied with Neha for the first place and won the tournament on the first play-off hole.
Neha's third round of two-under 70 consisted of four birdies on the 1st, 9th, 13th and 16th holes along with two bogeys on the 4th and 12th holes.
Neha, who walked away with the winners cheque, is currently placed second on the Hero Order of Merit 2014.
Overnight leader Saroha's unfortunate back nine today cost her a possible win, as she gave way to fellow amateur Mehar to enter the play-offs with Neha.
Current Hero Order of Merit Leader, Vani Kapoor finished fourth with a total score of 218 after 54 holes. Her bogey free final round of one-under 71 consisted of just a lone birdie on the 14th hole.
Kapurthala golfer Gursimar Badwal finished fifth carding a total of 220, while Delhi's Ankita Tiwana, who carded the only eagle of the tournament today, finished sixth with a total of 221 after 54 holes.
Pune's Shweta Galande finished seventh with a total of 222, while Chandigarh's Saaniya Sharma finished eighth carding a total of 223 after 54 holes.
Local amateur Anisha Padukone finished ninth carding 231, while her fellow amateur Ankita Kedlaya finished tenth with a total score of 233 after the final round.
The Hero Women's Professional golf tour will now move to Tamil Nadu in September for the 10th leg.
