India's Pranavi eyes golf gold, takes 3-shot lead into day 4
New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- Remember the 2021 Tokyo Olympics golf competition? How almost an entire country woke up early to cheer on from afar as Aditi Ashok began as a strong medal contender? India, keen to collect as many medals, hopefully of the glistening variety, at the Aichi-Nagoya Games can once again switch on to the golf feed on Saturday.
Young Pranavi Urs, who has been a picture of consistency, takes a 3-shot lead into the final day of the women's individual golf. On the Kasugai Country Club East Course, the 23-year-old golfer who hails from Mysore carded 4-under 66. Pranavi, who plays on the Ladies European Tour and has spoken of how her game has really evolved amidst top players and tough conditions, was unflinching despite the heat on Friday.
Having carded 66 in the first round, her bogey free 63 on Thursday had kept her second, behind Singapore's Shannon Tan. Pranavi moved into a three-shot lead after going 3-under on the front nine.
Shannon, in the leaders' group with Pranavi, struggled to find the right spots on the green and a one-over 71 kept her three shots back at second.
The Singapore player is the winner of the 2025 Hero Women's Indian Open, and will be in India later this month to defend the title at the LET event.
Pranavi went to 15-under par after a birdie on the par-5 13th, but dropped a shot on the 14th after missing a short putt....
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