Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum won the Hero Women’s Indian Open for a fourth time on Sunday 25 October 2026, finishing on 11-under 277 at DLF Golf and Country Club near Delhi, according to the Ladies European Tour report. It was the 36-year-old’s fourth title at the event, after wins in 2008, 2009 and 2012, and the 23rd title of her career. Phatlum started Sunday one shot behind India’s Vani Kapoor, according to the report, but produced a bogey-free final-round 65 to win by four shots. She birdied the 3rd, 5th, 8th and 9th holes to reach the turn level, then pulled clear with birdies at the 15th and 16th as Kapoor dropped shots at the 10th, 12th and 13th.
A champion’s final round
The final round was a masterclass in pressure golf. Phatlum, who took up Ladies European Tour membership after the win, according to the report, did not drop a single shot on Sunday, while her rivals faltered around her. It was the kind of performance that separates champions from contenders — calm, precise and ruthless when the opportunity came. Kapoor finished second on seven-under, her best finish on the Ladies European Tour, according to the report, which lifted her to 69th on the Order of Merit. It was a breakthrough week for the Indian golfer, even if the final round did not go her way, and a result that suggests bigger things are ahead.
Tan finishes third
Singapore’s Shannon Tan, the defending champion, finished solo third on four-under 284, according to the report. The 22-year-old had made a strong start to her title defence and was in contention until a difficult second round, but she came back on Saturday with her best round of the week, which put her in the final group for Sunday alongside Phatlum and Kapoor. An under-par final round left Tan alone in third, according to the report. The finish comes three weeks after Tan won individual bronze at the Asian Games in Nagoya on 3 October, the first by a Singaporean golfer, according to the Singapore Golf Association cited in the report. Sara Kouskova of the Czech Republic and India’s Pranavi Urs tied for fourth on three-under.
A win for the ages
For Phatlum, a fourth Indian Open title, 18 years after her first, is a remarkable achievement. Golf careers rarely span that long at the top, and winning the same event across three different decades is a testament to longevity, adaptability and class. The Ladies European Tour moves on to the Wistron Ladies Open in Chinese Taipei next week — but this week, in Delhi, belonged to Pornanong Phatlum.
