By Pranavi Urs, 23, won the women’s individual golf gold at the Asian Games 2026.
She is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in golf.
She finished the four rounds at 15-under 265 at the Kasugai Country Club East Course.
She also won team silver with Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar.
The win came on Saturday, October 3, in Aichi-Nagoya.
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.
A triple bogey is a score of three shots over par on a single hole, and a birdie is a score of one shot under par.
Golf has been part of the Asian Games programme since the 1982 Games in New Delhi.
October 3 was Day 14 of the Asian Games 2026.
India’s golf medals at the Games now include the individual gold and the women’s team silver.
Golf putting green (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, public domain
