Top golfer Smriti Mehra finished tied 21st after carding seven-over 80 in the final round of her comeback event, the US $80,000 Hong Kong Ladies Masters, on Friday.
The 32-year-old Indian, who returned the same score on Thursday also, ended up with a three-round aggregate of 17 over par 236 along with Weng Yvonne of Chinese Taipei and Da-ye Na of Korea at The Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau's North Course (par-73).
After struggling in the strong winds on first two days, a pleasant weather could not benefit the Indian much as she scored three birdies on first, 12th and 16th but the early double-bogies on second and third, and five bogies on fourth, seventh, ninth, 10th and 13th were enough to push her down six rungs on the leaderboard on the final day.
Mehra, who returned to the golfing scene after a year-long injury that required two surgeries to her left wrist, played on the USLPGA Tour between 2001-2004. She damaged her wrist at a tournament last February in United States.
Thailand amateur Pornanong Phatlum claimed the title and became the first and youngest winner in the inaugural event of the Ladies Asian Golf Tour.
The 16-year-old pint-sized lass did it by picking up strokes on the 16th and 17th holes after she and China's Zhong Xiaolong shared and switched leads several times.
The Thai lass had a final day score of 3-under 73 for a total of 216. However, the amateur lass could not pick up the first prize cheque due to her status.
Zhong signed off with only one birdie. She played 1-over 74 for a grand total of 217 to tie second place with another Thai player Russamme Gulyanamitta.
