Nishtha top Indian on Epson Tour at 38th, Pranavi and Nikita further behind

Battle Creek (Michigan), Jun 12 (PTI) The Indian trio of Nishtha Madan, Pranavi Urs and Nikita Arjun endured a rough outing in the final round of the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship on the Epson Tour, the second rung Tour to the LPGA in the United States.

While the US-based Nishtha finished with two bogeys in last three holes and ended with an even par 72 that saw her finish tied 38th, Pranavi and Nikita had a nightmarish back nine.

Urs, playing her first season on Epson Tour, shot 7-over 79 including three bogeys and a double on the back nine. Nikita carded 4-over 76 that had four bogeys and no birdies on her second nine and finished 6-over for the week and was tied 70th alongside Pranavi.

China’s Siyun Liu, who interned at Epson America, is now a winner on the Epson Tour. Liu handled the weather and the nerves well to beat Amelia Garvey to win the title.

Liu started the day in a four-way tie for the lead at -7 with Amelia Garvey, Lindsey McCurdy, and Min-G Kim. By the fifth hole, Liu was in the solo lead. She did fall into a tie for the lead on 13th, but Liu’s birdie on 17th gave her a lead that sufficed.

Liu has had a good start to 2023 with T-9 at the LOTTE Championship on the LPGA and a T-9 result at the Casino Del Sol Golf Classic on Epson Tour.

Lindsey McCurdy and Savannah Vilaubi rounded out the top of the leaderboard with a T-3 finish at -6.