<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/asian-games-2026-pranavi-urs-becomes-first-indian-woman-golfer-to-strike-gold-in-continental-event-23653173" rel="nofollow">Pranavi Urs</a> on Saturday became the first Indian woman golfer to win a gold medal in the Asian Games, overcoming the fatigue of a sleepless night to maintain a slender one-stroke lead that also helped the country claim the team silver and round off its best show at the event in 44 years.
The 23-year-old from Mysuru sent in three birdies to recover from a horrendous triple bogey on the third hole, which had wiped away her three-stroke overnight lead.
With a final round score of even-par 70, she ended with a total of 15-under 265 for four days, a stroke ahead of the pack. &ldquo;I like being the first to do things. People will come along to do more but the first will always be the first,&rdquo; a jubilant Pranavi said after the historic triumph.
<h2>Team take silver</h2>
Pranavi&rsquo;s performance, that included birdies on the 6th, 10th, and 13th holes in the final round, also became a crucial factor in helping India secure team silver with other members being <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/aditi-ashok-two-shots-behind-leader-aims-for-second-title-in-2-weeks-23270053" rel="nofollow">Aditi Ashok</a> (67 in final round) and Diksha Dagar (77 in final round).
Pranavi later admitted that she could not sleep last night and was nervous at the start of the final day. &ldquo;My boyfriend (golfer Karandeep Kochhar) couldn&rsquo;t sleep. My cousin Vidhatri couldn&rsquo;t sleep. They all called me. They&rsquo;re like, &lsquo;We couldn&rsquo;t sleep. Could you sleep?&rsquo; I was like, &lsquo;Nope&rsquo;. So none of us slept last night. So yeah, I just can&rsquo;t wait to get on a video call with them,&rdquo; she quipped.
3 Pranavi Urs is the third Indian to win an individual Asiad medal in golf after Lakshman Singh (1982) and Shiv Kapur (2002)
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With a final round score of even-par 70, she ended with a total of 15-under 265 for four days, a stroke ahead of the pack

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