Avani Prashanth of India finished tied for 10th place, matching her best placing in the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championships, with a one-under 71 round, her fourth consecutive under par round.Avani Prashanth, of India, shot a one-under 71 to finish tied for tenth place, her best finish in the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championships in Pattaya, on Sunday. She felt she could have done much better, though, as she felt she missed a lot of opportunities. “The positive is that I could still get 9-under without my ‘A’ game. The first 36 holes (7-under) I played great but the last 36 (2-under) was disappointing,” said Avani, who has a busy schedule ahead of her. Avani was nine shots behind the winner and missed numerous putts.
Her advantage dropped to only one, but she managed to win by two shots by making two birdies in the final four holes. She shot an 18-under 270 total, carding 67-65-66-72, to become the second player from Chinese Taipei to win the WAAP title. This achievement will offer up many opportunities for her the remainder of the year.
In her debut at the tournament, 15-year-old Saanvi Somu of India had a total 75 after making double bogey at the ninth and last hole. With cards of 73-72-75-73, she tied for 48th place with a creditable 5-over 293.
Avani made a birdie on the first hole but lost that one on the third. She then had nine consecutive pars before making consecutive birdies on the 13th and 14th.
She bogeyed the final hole and missed at least three putts over the next four, two of which were for birdies.
In addition to playing in Kenya, Avani will also compete in two major amateur tournaments in Sage Valley and the Augusta National Women’s Amateur in the US. “I just could not make the putts, didn’t convert the chances I created,” Avani said.
Berths into three Majors—the AIG Women’s Open at St. Andrews, the Amundi Evian Championship in France, and the Chevron Championship in the United States of America—are among Wu’s prizes as the winner.
She will also be invited to the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, the 121st Women’s Amateur Championship, the ISPS HANDA Women’s Australian Open, and the Hana Financial Group Championship in addition to the Rae-Vadee T Suwan Champion’s Medal.
“Absolutely amazing! “I’ve never won a major tournament before,” Wu remarked after finishing two strokes ahead of 15-year-old Korean Lee Hyo-song, who came in second with a 72-hole total of 18-under 270.
