New Delhi: On a warm Thursday afternoon at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club, Pranavi Urs walked up the 18th fairway with history within reach, unaware perhaps that her next few swings would do far more than win a tournament. They would alter the conversation around women in Indian sport.

In her very first appearance on the IGPL Invitational Tour — a rare open field where women compete directly against men for equal prize money — Pranavi produced a bogey-free 8-under 60 to clinch the title at 14-under. She didn’t just win; she beat the men at their own game, including overnight leader and boyfriend Karandeep Kochhar, who finished two shots adrift.