Pranavi Urs Makes Asian Games History With Golf Gold, India Women Win Team Silver

Pranavi Urs became the first Indian woman golfer to win an individual Asian Games gold medal on Saturday, while her performance helped India secure silver in the women’s team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Games.

The 23-year-old from Mysuru finished the four-round women’s individual stroke play competition at 15-under 265 at Kasugai Country Club’s East Course. Singapore’s Shannon Tan and China’s Yin Ruoning finished on 14-under and shared silver.

Urs Holds Her Nerve In Final Round

Urs entered the final round with a three-shot advantage after carding a four-under 66 in the third round. Her third-round performance included five birdies and one bogey, putting her in control of the individual competition heading into the final day.

She maintained that advantage to finish at 15-under par and claim a landmark gold for Indian women’s golf.

Urs’ victory also added another chapter to India’s Asian Games golf record. Before her triumph, India’s previous individual golf golds had come in the men’s competition, including Shiv Kapur’s victory at the 2002 Busan Games.

India Women Secure Team Silver

Urs was also part of India’s women’s team alongside Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar. The trio finished second in the team event with a combined score of 14-under 546.

China won the team gold with 22-under 538, while Hong Kong finished third.

The team silver marked another significant Asian Games result for Indian women’s golf. Aditi Ashok had previously won individual silver at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games.

Urs Emerged As India’s Leading Medal Hope

Urs had steadily climbed the leaderboard during the competition. She opened the tournament in second place, remained in contention through the second and third rounds and moved into the lead after her 66 on Friday.

Her final total of 15-under 265 gave her a one-stroke winning margin over Tan and Yin.

For India, the double success in the women’s golf events added two medals to the country’s Asian Games tally and gave the sport its first women’s individual gold at the continental multi-sport event.