Liz Young (-2) triumphs in the gruelling test at DLF Golf and Country Club and is the champion of the Hero Women’s Indian Open.
A true heroine living up to the tournament’s name, but above all because she has been the best in the most demanding championship of the season by far. The winner’s score was two under par, and only five players managed to finish the tournament beating the course. The cut was set at +11, and the score of the last player to complete the 72 holes soared to +27, Felicity Johnson, a double winner on the tour.
The next lowest score of the year was -6 at the Classic Women’s in Australia, where only one round of golf could be played. Excluding this due to the limited play, the next on the list is the Lacoste Ladies Open just a few weeks ago, which ended at -7. Five strokes difference, and moreover, that was a tournament played over 54 holes compared to this week’s 72. As mentioned, a very tough test, where the speed of the greens was crucial, even exceeding twelve feet when usually on the Ladies European Tour they are around 10. Along with that, the width of the course and the hardness of the greens made it a real nightmare for the players. It was played with wind, but without major gales. Remarkably, a year ago, it was won with -14. Twelve strokes difference.
The Englishwoman has rediscovered victory two years after winning the Swiss Open and thus adds another title in the Ladies European Tour. It was a head-to-head with Belgian Manon de Roey, who is having a spectacular season. She is second in the Order of Merit and was seeking her second. The second victory of the year eluded the Belgian. Liz Young turned the tables with a great level par round. Manon could not replicate the 65-stroke round she delivered on Saturday. A final bogey thwarted her chances of sending the contest to a playoff.
Finally, the best Spaniard was Ana Peláez (+8), who just missed out on the top 20. One stroke behind was Luna Sobrón (+9) with Mireia Prat (+10) hot on the heels of the Balearic. María Hernández (+12) and Paz Marfá (+16) did not have their best Sunday and dropped positions in the final standings.
