Tan handed win after Hewson implodes on 18th

Singapore's Shannon Tan prevailed in the dramatic last stages after Alice Hewson of England faltered at the cusp of glory to win the $500,000 Hero ‘Women's Indian Open by one shot at the DLF Golf and Country Club here on Sunday.

- Shantanu Srivastava

By virtue of her win, Tan, who was tied second at this tournament last year, also topped the Ladies European Tour (LET) Order of Merit.

Tan, 21, carded five-under on the final day — the day's best round —tofinish the tournament seven-under. She made six birdies against a lone bogey on the par-4 4th to stay on the heels of Hewson, whose steady charge all but won her a fourth LET title.

Coming into the final hole, Hewson, at eight-under, held a one-stroke lead over second-placed Tan — local player Hitaashee Bakshi’s overnight three-shot lead vanished on the front nine as the 2l-year-old’s nerves showed up —who needed a birdie to force a playoff. Hewson just needed a par for victory. Tan missed a 10-feet birdie putt on the par-5 18th and immediately set off forthe putting greens, anticipating aplayoff should Hewson bogey the final hole.