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Vani Kapoor leads Women’s Indian Open by one shot before final round
Vani Kapoor leads the Hero Women’s Indian Open after three rounds at DLF Golf and Country Club in India.
The 32-year-old shot 69 on Saturday and has a total of 211, one shot ahead of defending champion Shannon Tan and three-time winner Pornanong Phatlum.
Pranavi Urs and Magdalena Simmermacher are two shots behind Kapoor, while Chiara Tamburlini, who led the first two rounds, fell back after shooting 79.
The final round will decide the winner of the tournament, which is part of the Ladies European Tour.
Kapoor has never led a Ladies European Tour event before, and an Indian woman has won this title only once, when Aditi Ashok claimed it in 2016.
A 13-year-old Indian golfer also made the cut: Ojaswini Saraswat is the second-youngest player ever to make a cut in a Ladies European Tour event.
She is tied 26th at four over par after shooting 69 in the second round.
Vani Kapoor held a one-shot lead going into the final round of the Hero Women’s Indian Open.
She shot 69 in each of the second and third rounds to reach a three-day total of 211.
Shannon Tan and Pornanong Phatlum were one stroke behind Kapoor before the final round.
Phatlum won the tournament with an 11-under total, while Kapoor finished four strokes back and Tan placed third.
Thirteen-year-old Ojaswini Saraswat also made the cut, becoming the second-youngest player to do so in a Ladies European Tour event.
- Who
- India’s Vani Kapoor led before the final round, with Singapore’s Shannon Tan and Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum one shot behind.
- What
- Kapoor held the lead going into the final round of the Hero Women’s Indian Open. Phatlum ultimately won the tournament.
- When
- The third round was reported on October 24, 2026; the final round took place on October 25.
- Where
- DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon, India.
- Why
- Not stated
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Kapoor shot 69 for the second consecutive day to take a one-shot lead after three rounds.
Phatlum finished with an 11-under total to win, while Kapoor finished four strokes behind and Tan took third.
- Vani Kapoor’s third-round score
- 69
- Kapoor’s total before final round
- 211
- Pre-final-round lead
- One shot
- Pornanong Phatlum’s winning total
- 11-under 277
- Shannon Tan’s final position
- Third, at 4-under 284
- Ojaswini Saraswat’s age
- 13 years, six months and 14 days
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I feel great actually. After yesterday's round, I just wanted to play good today because I got to know what mistakes I made.
she was not thinking too far ahead