Golfer Nishtha bags fourth career title

Arizona, April 27: Young Indian golfer Nishtha Madan came up with a great display of putting to win her fourth career title on the Cactus Tour – a developmental tour in Arizona – by four strokes. The 23-year-old Gurugram resident, a Sacremento State University graduate who turned pro in 2020, had a superb first round of 63 – her personal best – on Friday, and followed it up with identical 71s on the next two days to finish 11-under par. She beat Cheyenne Woods of the US by four strokes. Nishtha, whose goal is to play on the LPGA Tour, had to face uncertainty last year after the Q-School was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. She was then forced to play the Cactus Tour, which helped her gain confidence. (IANS)