Sneha Singh is the winner of the LET Pre Qualifier Event in Asia after a dramatic two-shot swing on the final hole of the tournament to take a one-stroke victory in India.
The local talent – who calls Hyderabad home – was trailing long-time leader Sock Hwee Koh by a single shot heading into the 18th at Classic Golf and Country Club, before a bogey for the leader and a birdie for Singh saw the lead change hands with the final shot of the week.
The 18-year-old had brought herself into contention with a fantastic round of 66 on day three to sit one off the lead, before shooting 70 in the final round to finish top of the standings in New Delhi, just a couple of months after turning professional.
Four birdies in the final seven holes saw the teenager overcome Singapore’s Koh in the final stages, including a run of three in a row on holes 12, 13 and 14 to put her top of the final standings.
“Since I’ve turned pro I’ve finished second, third, fourth but never at the top of the leaderboard, so I’m really happy to win today,” Singh said.
“I had to be patient out there and had to wait for the putts to drop, they were going beside the hole and not in the hole, but then those three came at once which was great to bring me back into contention.
“I knew the last was a short par-five on the last so I knew I had to go for a birdie and then whatever happens will happen, everything else is out of my control.”
Things didn’t start perfectly for the young talent, with bogeys on holes one and three leaving her two-over par in the early stages, with an early birdie for Koh leaving the Indian four shots off the pace.
But a lengthy birdie putt on the seventh got her back into contention, before the putter caught fire on the back nine, as she rolled in three straight birdies between holes 12 and 14 to move herself closer to the lead heading into the final stretch.
At that point it still looked as if 32-year-old Koh was going to take victory, with the a blemish-free opening 15 holes seeing her three-under for the day and at -9 overall, with Singh lingering on -7.
But as Koh came unstuck with three straight bogeys to finish her day, Singh regained her composure after dropping a shot on the 16th to birdie the last to claim the victory, which will see her head into the LET Final Qualifier held at La Manga Club in December full of confidence.
She continued: “The past two days this course has been playing really nice and smooth, the course…
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