Playing an aggressive brand of golf, Manu Gandas shot a second successive three-under 69 and romped home a comfortable winner by three shots at the Usha Karnataka Junior Golf on Friday. This was the second successive win of the season for Manu Gandas, who also won the Usha Delhi Junior golf earlier on. He was also third at Haryana Juniors.

Starting the final day at the 7100-yard Eagleton Golf Club two shots ahead of Viraj Madapa, Gandas never let go of the stranglehold with three birdies in first five holes and four on the front nine. He once again birdied three of the four par-5s and total 282.

Gurbani Singh hung in tenaciously to edge out defending champion Aditi Ashok and kick-start the season with a win at the Usha Army Ladies Open Amateur golf championship 2013. The win by one stroke meant the winner of the Usha-IGU Order of Merit for 2012 will have an edge over the rest of the field as the season unfolds over the next few months.

In a see-saw battle, where Gurbani started the final day one shot ahead of Aditi, the former finally kept it that way despite the lead changing many times.

Gurbani Singh played the best round of the week with a back nine that had four birdies as she rose from tied seventh to the very top of the leaderboard at the end of two rounds at the Usha Army Ladies and Junior golf championship, the season-opener on the USHA IGU Women’s circuit.

The winner of the Ladies of Order of Merit had a slow start on the first day when she shot 77, with just one birdie and a few bogeys but  fought back strongly on the second day. With a superb round of two-under 70, she overtook the defending champion Aditi Ashok (75) and Tvesa Malik (74).

Kolkata golfer Neha Tripathi played a superb final round to edge past overnight leader Vani Kapoor to seal another victory in the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour 2013. This victory in the sixth leg is the third of the season for Neha and with this she overtakes Smriti Mehra in the Hero Order of Merit 2013.

Neha, who had made a strong comeback yesterday, was brilliant in the final round today and once again established her dominance in the domestic tour this season. Vani, the overnight leader, got off to a great start and she had a clear lead of four strokes on the front nine but Neha was brilliant in the back nine and clinched the title by a single shot. Both the players were tied at the 17th and it was Vani’s bogey on the 18th that gave Neha the title.

Delhi golfer Vani Kapoor grabbed the top spot after the second round of the sixth leg of Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour 2013 here at the Panchkula Golf Club. Vani, who was tied second after the first round, scored a four over 76 to take a three shot lead over the trio of Saaniya Sharma, Neha Tripathi and Gursimar Badwal (A), who are tied at the second place after the second round.

Vani, who played extremely well in her maiden season as a pro last year, made a strong comeback today, carding three birdies on the third, fifth and 14th holes to finish the second day on top with a total score of 154. She had bogeys on the first, second, fourth, sixth. 12th, 15th and 18th.

Smriti Mehra got off to a great start in the sixth leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour 2013 here at the Panchkula Golf Club, taking a six shot lead over Ankita Tiwana, Gursimran Badwal (A) and Vani Kapoor to lead after the first round. The veteran golfer who has already won two titles this season and leads the Hero Order of Merit 2013 scored a par 72 in the first round to open up a comfortable lead over Ankita, Gursimran (A) and Vani, who are tied at second place with first round score of six over 78.

Smriti had two double bogeys in the first four holes but steadied herself from thereon to sink five birdies on the fifth, sixth, 11th, 12th and 15th. Her double bogeys came on the first and fourth holes and the solitary bogey on the 17th.

Kolkata golfer Neha Tripathi, who has been in great form this season, won her second title of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour 2013 in the fifth leg at the Chandigarh Golf Club today. Neha shot three over 75 on the final day to finish with a total score of 224, three shots ahead of runners up Smriti Mehra. Overnight rain had made the playing conditions extremely challenging for the golfers, which was clearly visible in the scores of the last two rounds.

Neha, who has consistently proved herself this season, was calm and played steadily to clinch the title. She carded three birdies on the second, fourth and 13th along with six bogeys on the fifth, sixth, 12th , 14th , 15th and 18th holes.

Smriti Mehra opened up a sizable lead over Neha Tripathi after the first round of the fifth leg of Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour 2013 at the Chandigarh Golf Club.  Smriti who has already won two titles this season, continued her good run to take a four shot lead over Neha Trpathi to end day one at one under 71. Neha, winner of the first leg, didn’t have a particularly good day in the field but still managed to grab the second spot with a first round score of three over 75.

Smriti, who is also leading the birdie race this season, was in supreme form and carded birdies on the second, fourth, fifth, 13th and 16th to command a healthy lead after the day's play. She had bogeys on the eighth, 11th, 12th and 18th.

In a nail biting finish, India’s Neha Tripathi edged past Thailand’s Pennapa Pulsawath to win the 18th edition of the  BT Pro Am of Champions 2013. With both the players tied after the second round at identical scores of 141, the match was decided by a playoff and Neha emerged victorious in the second playoff on the 18th hole.

Overnight leaders Neha and Pennapa both played a steady round of par 72 to finish at 141. Neha carded birdies of the fourth, fifth, 12th and 14th and had bogeys on the second, sixth, 10th and 11th. Pennapa sank birdies on the first, seventh, ninth and 18th and bogeys on fourth, sixth, 12th and 16th.

India’s Neha Tripathi and Thailand’s Pennapa Pulsawath lead after the first round of Business Today Pro Am of Champions with scores of three under 69. The 18th edition of the Business Today Pro Am of Champions got underway today at the Classic Golf Resort in Manesar and it features 20 top women professional golfers from India and Asia  along with some of India’s best corporate golfers.

Neha Tripathi, who has been in excellent form this season continued her good run to lead on day one along with Thai golfer Pennapa Pulsawath. Neha, winner of the first leg of the Women’s Pro golf tour 2013, got off to a good start and carded birdies on the third, fourth, 10th, 13th and 14th  to finish round one at 3 under 69. She had two bogeys on the 16th and 17th holes . Meanwhile, Thai golfer Pennapa Pulsawath gave Neha a tight contest as both the golfers stayed neck and neck throughout the day. Pennapa carded five birdies on the fifth, seventh, ninth,14th and 18th and had bogeys on the sixth and 15th.