Pranavi Urs’s sensational final round of 8-under in the last round of the Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) Invitational Mumbai at the Bombay President Golf Club has elevated her to superstar status in Indian golf as she became the first Indian woman golfer ever to win a title while playing against men in a mixed field.

One of the dozen women in the field, Pranavi, who was playing her first IGPL event, started the final day two shots behind the leader, Karandeep Kochhar, her boyfriend, went on to outplay the field by two shots despite an eagle finish by Kochhar.

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Standing next to the green and watching the proceedings, former Asian Tour player and multiple winner on the Indian Tour, the CEO of IGPL, Uttam Singh Mundy, remarked, “That was a sensational round by any standard.

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