A stroke behind Shannon was China’s Yin Ruoning. India’s Pranavi Urs returned a superb four-under 66 in the third round to take a three-stroke lead and place herself in strong contention for an individual gold medal at the Asian Games women’s golf competition on Friday. The 23-year-old from Mysuru, who is making her Games debut, has a total of 15-under 195, three shots clear of Singapore’s Shannon Tan, who stumbled to a one-over 71 in the third round to surrender the lead she had held overnight. She signed for a flawless four-under 66 for a total of 11-under 199.
The team finished fourth and Aditi’s silver remains the only women’s golf medal won by India at the Asian Games. It’s been three years on the LET Tour and, obviously, I haven’t won yet. Hopefully, I’m saving them for tomorrow. “Today, I was just focused on my game.
“Wish I could have holed more putts on the back nine. Overall, it was pretty solid from tee to green. I just played my game and stuck to my game plan. As for improving and maturing, I would like to think so. I’m still knocking on the door for my first win. Hopefully, I get that soon.”
China’s total, based on the two best scores on each of the three days, is 405. India have a cumulative score of 409, while Hong Kong are at 411.
I just didn’t hit a lot of bad shots,” she said.
It was a big third-day leap, traditionally known as ‘Moving Day’ in golf, and it also lifted the Indian women’s team, comprising Pranavi (66-63-66), Aditi Ashok (71-74-70) and Diksha Dagar (71-73-71), to second place, four shots behind China. Things did not go well for the men’s team, though Veer Ahlawat returned a card of five-under 65, aided by four birdies on the back nine. His rounds have been 71, 68 and 65 for a total of six-under. In the team competition, where the top scores each day are counted, the Indian men are 11-under and in sixth place. Chasing Pranavi and Tan is the highly accomplished Yin Ruoning, who turned 24 four days ago. Playing alongside the leading pair, Yin, a six-time LPGA Tour winner, including the 2023 Women’s PGA Championship, produced a bogey-free 66 to remain firmly in contention.
