Rookie Avani finishes as top Indian in 28th place at Jabra Ladies Open

Avani Prashanth finished as the highest-placed Indian player at the Jabra Ladies Open as a final round card of two-under 69 helped her to tie-28th in the event being played at the Evian Resort Golf Club near here in southeastern France.

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India's other players were Hitaashee Bakshi and Tvesa Malik at T-34 and Diksha Dagar at T-39.

Czech player Sara Kouskova played a strong final round of four under par to secure her first LET title by two shots over her closest competitor, Shannon Tan.

Kouskova carded 67 for a 10-under total and two better than Shannon (68) at 8-under.

Avani has had a strong season and has failed to cut only twice this year in eight starts.

Avani, a winner on her home Tour Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour (WPGT), while being an amateur, has had three Top-20 finishes in her rookie year.

Avani had a great start to the final day at the Evian Resort Golf Club.

Starting from the sixth, she made three birdies, and her first dropped shot was on the 11th, and another came on the 14th.