Sara Byrne secured a top-20 finish at the Hero Women’s Indian Open as Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum won the event for a second time, some 14 years after her first success.
Phatlum shot a brilliant six-under 66 to finish on 10-under par. Bogey-free rounds were like gold-dust over the tournament, but the 36-year-old went blemish free on Sunday as she birdied six times.
Third-round leader and home favourite Vani Kapoor finished three shots behind in second on seven-under par.
Cork golfer Byrne impressed to end up in a tie for 17th after a closing 74 at the DLF Golf and Country Club course saw her finish on four-over par.
Byrne would have been much higher on the leaderboard only for a quadruple bogey at the par-three fifth.
There were also bogeys at the 11th and 15th, but she carded four birdies on a testing course that saw only seven players finish par or better.
Anna Foster also carded a 74, her lowest round of the week, to finish on 16-over par.
Starting on the 10th, a busy back nine saw her card five bogeys and three birdies with one more of each coming in.
Áine Donegan failed to make the cut.