Pranavi Urs, 23, won the women’s individual golf gold at the Asian Games 2026 on October 3.
She finished at 15-under 265, one stroke ahead of Singapore’s Shannon Xuan Yin Tan and China’s Yin Ruoning.
She is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games golf gold.
It ends a 24-year wait for India, whose previous golf gold was Shiv Kapur’s at Busan 2002.
India also won team silver behind China.
Pranavi Urs, 23, won the women’s individual golf gold at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya on Saturday, October 3.
She finished the four-round competition at 15-under 265 at the Kasugai Country Club East Course.
She won by one stroke over Singapore’s Shannon Xuan Yin Tan and China’s Yin Ruoning, who shared second place at 14-under 266.
Urs began the final round three shots clear of the field.
A triple bogey on the par-four third hole wiped out that lead.
She recovered with a birdie on the sixth hole and signed for an even-par 70 in the final round.
She is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold medal in golf.
The win ends a 24-year wait for an Asian Games golf gold for India. The previous Indian gold was Shiv Kapur’s men’s individual title at Busan 2002.
India also won silver in the women’s team event, with Urs, Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar finishing second behind China.
The course is a par 70, so four rounds add up to a par of 280, which makes a total of 265 equal to 15 under par.
The Asian Games golf competition has individual and team events, played over four rounds.
Aditi Ashok finished fourth in women’s golf at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, one of the best Olympic results by an Indian golfer.
The Asian Games 2026 are being held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4.
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