Bengaluru: Delhi golfer Keya Kumar Badugu won the Ladies title at the IGU Bio-Gen Rotary Southern India Golf Championship after defeating Kolkata's Anaahat Bindra in a playoff at the Karnataka Golf Association course on October 9.
The pair finished the 54-hole competition tied at one-under-par 215. Keya's closing round of 71 featured three consecutive birdies on the 15th, 16th and 17th holes, turning a two-over-par round into the late charge that took the contest to a playoff.
Three birdies change the final round
Keya began the final day two strokes behind Anaahat. After 14 holes, she was two over par for the round, before her run of three birdies brought her back to one under. A par at the 18th completed a second successive 71.
Anaahat, who had led after each of the first two rounds, closed with a 73. Her final round included birdies at the first and tenth holes, but the two golfers finished level on aggregate. Keya then prevailed in the playoff to secure the title.
How the leaders finished
Winner: Keya Kumar Badugu — 73, 71, 71; total 215, one under par. Won the playoff.
Runner-up: Anaahat Bindra — 70, 72, 73; total 215, one under par.
Third: Priya Kumari — 75, 70, 75; total 220.
A close contest across three days
Anaahat set the early pace with a two-under-par 70, opening a three-shot advantage over Keya. An even-par 72 in the second round kept her in front, while Keya's 71 reduced the gap to two strokes heading into the deciding round.
Priya Kumari also recorded a second-round 70. Rounds of 75 on either side left her third on 220.
The championship for Ladies and Junior Girls forms part of the Indian Golf Union's national competitive calendar, bringing together women amateur golfers and junior players from across the country. Keya, who has represented India in international amateur golf, added the Southern India Ladies title to her national-circuit achievements.
Report based on the supplied championship press release dated October 9, 2026. Photograph supplied with the release.
