Jasmine Shekar wins at Jaipur for her second title of the season

Bangalore’s Jasmine Shekar added a second win of the season in the Jaipur leg of the Hero WPGT at Rambagh GC on Saturday. Image courtesy WGAI.

By Rahul Banerji

Jasmine Shekar won her second title of the season in the Jaipur leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at Rambagh Golf Club on Saturday.

The 21-year-old from Bangalore took her overnight lead into the final round and held her nerve with a 1 over par 71 to finish ahead of Vani Kapoor (72) and Ridhima Dilawari (74), the WGAI said.

Jasmine aggregated 5 over 145 with rounds of 74, 70, 71, while Vani (75-70-72) was 7 over 147 and Ridhima (74-71-74) was 9-over on the challenging Rambagh layout. Shweta Mansingh (74-75-71) finished fourth on 10 over 150.

Jasmine opened her 2026 campaign with victory in the first leg at Mumbai and finished runner-up at both the DLF and Jaypee Wishtown legs. 

At Rambagh, she became the third player after Ridhima and Vani to win more than once in 2026.

The result was particularly satisfying because the challenge came from two players who have enjoyed outstanding seasons. 

Vani and Ridhima had shared second place going into the final round, and both had the experience and form to put Jasmine under pressure. 

Vani had also arrived in Jaipur after an impressive runner-up finish at the Hero Women’s Indian Open, her best result on the Ladies European Tour. 

Fine win

On Saturday however, Jasmine did just enough to give herself a chance and score a fine win.

The par-70 Rambagh layout proved a demanding test throughout the week. Scoring was difficult, with no players finishing in red figures.

There was just one under-par round in the entire tournament, a superb 4 under 66 by Tvesa Malik. Despite that, Tvesa could finish only tied seventh, underlining the difficulty of the conditions. 

Tvesa shared seventh place with Ananya Datar, the first-round co-leader with amateur Ojaswani Saraswat (74), who ended tied fifth alongside Riya Jadon.

For Vani, second place was another strong result in a season in she has remained one of the leading forces on the domestic circuit. 

The experienced professional won twice this year and finished runner-up thrice before the Jaipur event. Her performance at the Open further underlined her ability to compete at a higher level.

Ridhima, meanwhile, continued to add valuable points to an already impressive season. 

The Order of Merit leader has been the most consistent player on the tour, with four victories before this event, and her third-place finish keeps her firmly in position to win Merit honours.

The next event will be the season’s final one at Jaypee Wishtown, which had also hosted the sixth leg.

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