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Neha claims first title of the season

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Press Trust of India Ahmedabad
Neha Tripathi carded a one-over 73 in the final round but it was enough to win her the first leg of the Hero Women's Professional Golf Tour here today.

Finishing in second position was Amandeep Drall with a score of 225 in the Rs 6,00,000 event which culminated today.

Neha had an indifferent start, carding bogeys on the first, second and fourth holes. She quickly regained her composure and carded birdies on the fifth and ninth with an eagle on the eighth in her front-nine.

In her back-nine, she carded birdies on the 14th and 15th while dropping shots on the 10th, 13th, 16th and 17th to finish with a total score of 222 after 54 holes.
 

Amandeep carded birdies on the second and fifth holes with a bogey on the sixth. She also carded a double on the fourth in her front-nine.

Gurgaon's Gaurika Bishnoi had to be content with the fourth position and a score of 236 after the final round.

Kolkata's Siddhi Kapoor took the fifth position with a score of 237. She was followed by Kapurthala's Gursimar Badwal in sixth position with a total score of 239 after 54 holes.

The Tour now moves to the Kensville Golf & Country Club for the second Leg of the season to be played from January 24 to 27.

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First Published: Jan 20 2017 | 4:57 PM IST

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