Women's Golf Association of India

Diksha caps impressive European run with strong finish at Czech Ladies Open

Beroun, Czech Republic, Jun 29: India's Diksha Dagar continued her excellent run on the Ladies European Tour (LET), signing off with a fine closing round of four-under 68 to finish tied 12th at the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open in Beroun, Czech Republic. India also enjoyed another encouraging week through Pranavi Urs, who fired one of the day's best rounds with a five-under 67. Starting from the back nine, Pranavi caught fire on her inward stretch, playing her second nine in six-under 30 with an eagle and four birdies to climb into a tie for 24th at the end of the tournament. Experienced Vani Kapoor also made the weekend and rounded off her campaign with a one-under 71. She mixed three birdies with two bogeys to finish tied 49th after rounds of 68, 70 and 71, another positive sign after returning to weekend action following a lengthy gap. Avani Prashanth, Ridhima Dilawari and Hitaashee Bakshi missed the cut in the low scoring event. While the Indian contingent delivered another solid collective performance, the tournament belonged to Finland's Noora Komulainen, who finally celebrated her maiden Ladies European Tour title after almost 14 years on the circuit. Coming into the final day after rounds of 66 and 69, Diksha, supported by Hero, produced another composed performance, highlighted by a spectacular eagle on her closing hole. Her three-round total of 13-under 203 left her just outside the top 10, backing up last week's tied-third finish at the Dutch Ladies Open and underlining her growing consistency on the LET this season. Beginning the final round one shot behind the lead, Komulainen surged home with four successive birdies over her closing holes to card a six-under 66 and finish at 18-under par. That score matched those of Australia's Justice Bosio and Sweden's Lisa Pettersson, forcing a three-way playoff at Royal Beroun Golf Club. The playoff returned to the par-five 18th, where all three players chose to lay up before attacking the green with their third shots. Komulainen produced the decisive approach, knocking her wedge to within six feet. After Bosio and Pettersson failed to convert their birdie opportunities, the Finnish veteran calmly rolled in her putt to secure a long-awaited breakthrough victory in her 199th LET appearance. The emotional triumph was celebrated on the 18th green by Komulainen alongside her husband Roope and their five-year-old daughter Elli, who had travelled to the Czech Republic to witness the memorable occasion. A two-time Olympian, the 35-year-old also received congratulations from fellow Finnish professionals Sanna Nuutinen and Ursula Wikstrom. Italy's Anna Zanusso finished fourth on 17-under, while Ecuador's Daniela Darquea, who celebrated both her birthday and a career-low final-round 63, claimed fifth place. Australia's Bosio settled for a career-best runner-up finish despite the playoff disappointment, while Roberta Liti, Emma Spitz, Amelia Garvey and Pia Babnik shared sixth place on 15-under. Komulainen's victory also lifted her to ninth in the 2026 LET Order of Merit.