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The Print
14 hours ago
- Sport
- The Print
Teen star Avani takes sole lead at Hulencourt Women's Open
Playing in her first season on the LET, Avani, who as an amateur has top-10 finishes in Hero Women's Indian Open and Magical Kenyan Open in 2023, has had four top-20 finishes this season. The 18-year-old Avani, who is playing her first season as a pro, goes into the final round as a sole leader for the first time in her career. Hulencourt (Belgium), Jun 14 (PTI) Teen star Avani Prashanth, who was second for the first two days, added a third-round card of 3-under 69 to take sole lead at the Hulencourt Women's Open here. After rounds of 68-69-69 she is 10-under despite a closing bogey on the 18th and holds a one-shot lead over French golfer, Nastasia Nadaud (67), and Welsh pro, Darcey Harry (68), who are both at 9-under. The other two Indians making the cut were Diksha Dagar (72-73-70) at 1-under and T-32 and Tvesa Malik (76-70-71) at 1-over and T-42nd. Avani, who was second after the second round, opened her round on the moving day with five pars. She birdied the sixth and the ninth to turn in 2-under. On the back nine, she added birdies on the 14th and the 16th and got to 11-under at which point she held a two-shot lead over the field. She dropped her first shot on the closing hole and fell back too 9-under, but Nastasia, who made a big charge with a 67, was still one behind. Darcey Harry was tied second with Nastasia. On a cooler moving day, Avani picked four birdies with her only blemish coming on the 18th hole. 'The wind switched up today, so it was like a different golf course altogether', said Avani. 'I definitely had to play a little conservatively in some places, which I don't like to do, but obviously I was forced to. I just stayed patient the whole time,' she added. Avani produced a standout moment on the 14th, firing an impressive birdie putt from off the green. 'I misjudged that number a little bit, but I'm glad it turned out the way it did. The temperatures were down a little bit today which I guess made it slightly easier. Yesterday, everyone was complaining about the heat, but I think golf was a little easier for everyone today. 'I preferred it a bit more yesterday because of how far the ball was going, but I'm definitely happy that it wasn't as hot. I had to try really hard to focus all day yesterday, and by the 8th and 9th holes, I was so tired, so thankfully that didn't happen today,' she explained. The young golfer admitted that there could be some nerves going into the final round. 'There will obviously be some nerves, but I just try and forget about it. I love playing under pressure and I love chasing, but thankfully, I don't have to do that now, so I'm just going to put my best foot forward tomorrow and see how it goes,' she said. The second-round leader, Helen Briem shot even par 72 and slipped to fourth at 8-under, while Singaporean Shanon Tan (69) was tied fifth with first round leader, Australian Kelsey Bennett (71). The day's best card came from Cara Gainer of England, whose 66 carried her to tied-seventh with Smilia Tarning Soenderby of Denmark, Lauren Walsh of Ireland, and Ginnie Ding of Hong Kong. They were all at 6-under. In the second round, Avani produced a round of 3-under 69 to follow up on her opening round of 4-under par 68 to stay in second place and just one stroke behind the leader, Germany's Helen Briem (68-68). However, the other Indians Vani Kapoor (76-73), Sneha Singh (74-75), Amandeep Drall (74-76) and Hitaashee Bakshi (79-74) missed the cut. Avani has been encouraged by her recent form and consistency. 'I've been playing well, but wasn't quite getting the strong starts I wanted. This week, I've had that, and I'm happy to have built on it. 'Mentally, I'm in a confident place. I've been closing out tournaments well lately, which has helped put me in a really positive headspace,' she added. PTI Corr UNG This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
BBC News
16 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Harry seals first European Tour title at Hulencourt Open
2025 Hulencourt Women's Open final round-13 D Harry (Wal); -10 N Nadaud (Fra); -9 A Garvey (NZ)Selected others: -7 L Walsh (Ire); -6 C Gainer (Eng); -4 S Byrne (Ire); -1 L Hall (Wal); +1 M MacLaren (Eng), B Smith (Eng)Full leaderboard Welsh rookie Darcey Harry won her first Ladies European Tour event with a three-shot victory at the Hulencourt Women's Open in 22-year-old shot a final round of 68 to take the title ahead of France's Nastasia Nadaud and New Zealand's Amelia hit a remarkable five birdies and an eagle on the par-five 13th hole to storm her way to only turned pro last year, she earned her place on the tour after coming through qualifying in December. "I don't even know what to say right now," she said after securing victory. "I'm so excited. I didn't think I'd ever picture myself winning on the tour, so it's so nice to know I've finally done it."I think the last putt was probably the most nervous I've ever been in my life."This victory gets her into the AIG Women's Open, where she will be playing on her home course Royal Porthcawl - something she admitted was on her mind."I was thinking that walking down the 18th and I was pretty nervous about not getting into that, so I think that's another huge win for me this week."India's Avani Prashanth had started the final day in the lead but fell away with a round of Lauren Walsh finished in a share of fifth place on seven-under, while England's Cara Gainer finished tied seventh on six-under par.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Welsh golfer Harry eyes home Women's Open spot
Welsh golfer Darcey Harry starts life on the Ladies European Tour (LET) this week with the goal of qualifying for this summer's home AIG Women's Open. Harry begins her first LET event in Morocco on Thursday having come through qualifying school to earn a place on the tour. The 21-year-old already has her eyes on securing a place at the Women's Open - the first major staged in Wales - which will be played at her home club, Royal Porthcawl, in late July and early August. "The AIG Women's Open is the dream," Harry said. "It is on my home course so I do not think I would be able to watch if I am not playing in it because I would be so, so disappointed. That is my main goal for the year. "If it does not happen then it is not meant to be, but it would be great for Wales to have home players in the event." Harry, from Dinas Powys, is one of 52 rookies on the LET this year and will aim to make a positive impression in this week's Lalla Meryem Cup. She returns to Morocco with fond memories, having finished second in the final qualifying school event held there in December to seal her LET spot. "I missed a 9ft putt on the last to tie for the lead so you always look back and think you could have done better, but the most important thing was to get through and it was nice to get my first pay cheque," the Wales international said. "Finishing second means I get into most events on the Ladies European Tour. I had national coach Paul Williams on the bag in final qualifying and that really, really, really helped me. I learned a lot about myself and my game." Harry's progress means she will be third Welsh golfer playing regularly on the LET this year, alongside Chloe Williams from Wrexham and Bridgend's Lydia Hall. "I think I have to go out and enjoy it, not get stressed, keep the same mindset that I had at Tour School - enjoy going to different countries and appreciate what the LET can do for you," Harry said.
