Gurugram, Oct. 24 -- Golf rewards patience, and Vani Kapoor is certainly someone who has persevered long enough for a slice of history at the 500,000 USD Women's Indian Open (HWIO).

Vani, the 54-hole leader at the DLF Golf and Country Club, awaits that magical moment on the Ladies European Tour (LET) on Sunday, as a reward for her perseverance through the years.

As we know, golf can be a fickle sport, and reputations can be built or otherwise over 18 holes. For now, Vani will soak in the moment that the onus of having an Indian win back the country's national open is on her, since Aditi Ashok pulled it off a decade ago in 2016.

As it has been through the week, the tightly packed leaderboard will leave little room for error. At 5-under ...