Noida, March 20 Ridhima Dilawari rallied from a bogey-bogey start to post her third consecutive round of 71 and win the sixth leg of the Women's Pro Golf Tour here on Friday.
Playing on the par-71 course, Ridhima, who started the final round three shots behind Jasmine Shekar, was five shots behind after just two holes.
Ridhima then staged a superb recovery with two birdies and no bogeys in the remaining 16 holes, while Jasmine carded a 4-over 75, ending with a bogey.
Jasmine and Ridhima were tied at even par when they reached the 18th tee. Ridhima parred, while Jasmine bogeyed, giving Ridhima her third win in the last five events.
Ridhima won the second and fourth legs, and now has added the sixth leg, continuing to lead the Hero Order of Merit. For Jasmine, who won the first leg this season, this was her second consecutive second-place finish.
Of the six legs that have been held so far, Ridhima has won three, while Jasmine and Tvesa Malik have each won once, and amateur Lavanya Gupta won the fifth leg.
While Ridhima had a smooth round after a difficult start, Jasmine had a rollercoaster of a round. She started with a bogey followed by a birdie, then bogeyed the fifth and double bogeyed the sixth.
A birdie on the ninth hole meant she turned in a 2-over 38. On the back nine, she bogeyed the 13th and needed a par on the 18th to force a play-off. She dropped a shot and finished second at 1-over 214.
Saanvi Somu had the day's second-best score of 1-under 70 and finished tied third with Amandeep Drall (71).
Neha Tripathi (73) was fourth, while Tvesa Malik (69) had the best score of the day and finished sixth alongside amateur Guntas Kaur Sandhu (71) and Alysha Dutt (73), who shared the amateur prize.
Another amateur, Mahreen Bhatia (73), finished ninth, while Anuradha Chaudhuri (75) and Anvitha Narender (75) rounded off the top 10.
A total of 53 players started the week, and 34 made the cut in the event that carried a prize purse of Rs. 17 lakhs.
Ridhima leads the Order of Merit with Rs. 9,91,667, while Jasmine is second with earnings of Rs. 7,38,333. Amandeep Drall is third with Rs. 5,84,000.