Pranavi Urs becomes first Indian woman to win Asian Games individual golf gold

Pranavi Urs became the first Indian woman to win the individual gold in golf at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Saturday. The title was decided at the conclusion of the four-day competition.

The 23-year-old hails from Mysore and has competed on the Ladies European Tour for the last three years, where she has logged eight top-10 finishes. Last November she became the first Indian woman to win a professional mixed-gender tournament when she won the IGPL in Mumbai.

In the fourth round Pranavi returned a par 70 and finished the tournament with a four-day aggregate score of 15-under 265 to clinch the gold.

Pranavi, Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar combined for a team total of 14-under 546 to secure the silver medal in the team event. China won the team gold while Taiwan took the bronze.

Speaking to The Hindu from Nagoya, Pranavi said: “ It’s amazing to win the gold medal and I am happy to be the first one to do it. I didn’t get the start I wanted, but I focused on what to do and took it shot by shot and it worked out according to my game plan.”

A Reuters photograph accompanying the report shows Pranavi Urs posing with her gold medal. The article was published on October 03, 2026 07:14 pm IST with a Mysore dateline.

India leaves the golf competition at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya with an individual gold from Pranavi Urs and a team silver for the trio of Pranavi, Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar; China claimed the team gold and Taiwan the bronze.