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Grant, 22, was the overnight leader going into the final day and
she saved her best round for last with a flawless eight-under 64
that included eight birdies to finish at 24-under overall in
front of a roaring home crowd.
Scotland's Marc Warren and Sweden's Henrik Stenson finished tied
for second and Grant, who had her boyfriend Pontus as her
caddie, said beating the men in the field was the "most
important thing".
"It's a nice feeling," she said. "All week I just felt like it's
the girls against the guys and whoever picks up that trophy
represents the field.
"It's huge. Just playing at home and having the crowds here, my
family by my side, boyfriend on the bag -- it's crazy and I'm
proud of myself," she added.
"I just hope that people recognise women's golf, more sponsors
go to the LET (Ladies European Tour) and hopefully this pumps up
the women's game a little bit more. Pontus has been amazing,
keeping me calm and doing everything right."
The event, co-hosted by Stenson and Annika Sorenstam, had a
prize fund of two million euros ($2.10 million).
($1 = 0.9510 euros)
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian
Radnedge)
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