IGPL to award Pranavi Urs ₹1 crore after Asian Games 2026 women’s golf gold
The Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) announced on Saturday it will give Pranavi Urs ₹1 crore after she won the women’s individual golf gold medal at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya. The league also said it would award ₹25 lakh each to Pranavi, Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar for claiming the team silver.
Pranavi became the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games golf gold, and the reward announcement was made on stage at Qutab Golf Course in New Delhi by Shri Anurag Singh Thakur. Thakur, described in the announcement as a five-term Member of Parliament from Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal, Mines and Steel, and former Cabinet Minister, Government of India, said: “India waited 24 years for a golf gold at the Asian Games, and Pranavi got it for us today. The way she won it says a lot about her. She lost her lead on one hole in the final round and still came back to win, when most players would have folded.”
Pranavi, 23, from Mysuru, finished the individual event on 15-under 265 at the Kasugai Country Club East Course, with Singapore’s Shannon Xuan Yin Tan and China’s Yin Ruoning tied second on 14-under 266. She began the final round three shots clear, suffered a triple bogey on the par-four third that erased her cushion, then birdied the sixth and returned an even-par 70 to secure gold.
In the team competition Pranavi combined with Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar to finish on 14-under, behind China, earning India the silver. “Aditi, Diksha and Pranavi also brought home a team silver, so this is a big day for Indian women’s golf. I am glad IGPL has come forward straight away to reward them. Every young golfer watching should know that when you do well for India, people will back you,” said Shri Anurag Singh Thakur.
Aditi’s final round produced a three-under 67 that featured six birdies in succession on the back nine, a performance the team credited with helping India hold on to the silver. The trio’s medal represented India’s first podium finish in the event, and IGPL framed the payments as recognition of that collective achievement.
Leander Paes, who attended the IGPL Pro-Am day and has hosted IGPL events, praised Pranavi’s composure: “I have stood on a podium for India, and there is no feeling like it. What I liked most about Pranavi was her final round.” He added: “A triple bogey that early on the last day of an Asian Games can finish you off, but she stayed patient and played her way back. You don’t learn that overnight. It comes from years of work that nobody sees.”
Pranavi’s sister Vidharti Urs, present at the pro-am day, said: “Since day one, I think she’s an aggressive player. She wants to hit the ball hard. But that’s all I can say.” Shri Anurag Singh Thakur also used the IGPL Delhi Leg and Pro-Am Day platform to call for greater support for developing golfers, saying: “To produce more golfers like Pranavi, we need to address the gap that emerges after school. When players move to colleges, universities or professional courses, many shift their focus towards building careers. IGPL is one of the tournaments that provides such a platform, but there are not many like it. We need to invest more money and energy in building that ecosystem.”
IGPL said its second season will move to Hyderabad after the Delhi leg, starting 7th October and running until 9th October, providing the next scheduled competitive platform following the Delhi events; Pranavi’s team silver was won alongside Olympians Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar.
