Cape Town April 25 (IANS) Diksha Dagar gave away two vital shots towards the finishing stages of her round in the SA Women’s Open and dropped to Tied-16th at the end of the second round of the Ladies European Tour.She shot 1-under 72 and was now 6-under for 36 holes. Diksha dropped five places after being T-11 on the first day. She shot 68 on the first day.Diksha opened with a bogey on the 10th, but birdies on 11th, 16th and the 18th provided good recovery. However, on her second nine she boge…
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Cape Town, April 24 (IANS) India’s challenge at the South African Women’s Open got off to a good start as Diksha Dagar produced a sparkling back-nine performance to emerge as the leading Indian contender in Cape Town. The left-handed golfer, who famously won this title in 2019 and has finished third in her own Women’s Indian Open, carded an impressive five-under 68 at the Par-73 Royal Cape Golf Club to be placed tied 11th after the opening round.What stood out was her remarkable surge on t…
Johannesburg, April 18 (IANS) Pranavi Urs was the only Indian golfer to advance to the weekend rounds at the Joburg Ladies Open, narrowly making the cut at Randpark Golf Club in Johannesburg, on Saturday.After an impressive opening round of 3-under 70, she followed up with a 1-over 74 in the second round to finish right on the cutline. Despite a tense finish, Pranavi managed to hold her position and was placed tied 52nd.Her second round was a mixed performance. She started steadily, going 1-unde…
Johannesburg, April 16 (IANS) Pranavi Urs carded a bogey-free 3-under 70 in the first round of the Joburg Ladies Open on the Ladies European Tour and was best placed to make the cut among the five Indians at the event. At the end of Day 1, she was Tied-21st at the Par-73 Randpark Golf Club.Tvesa Malik and Diksha Dagar ended the first round at 1-under 72 and were tied-54th, while Avani Prashanth shot 2-over 75, and Hitaashee Bakshi also had a disappointing day with 4-over 77. Avani and Hitaashee …
Las Vegas, April 6 (IANS) Aditi Ashok carded 3-over 75 in her final round at the Aramco Championship to finish the week T-27 with a total of 8-over par (74-71-76-75). Aditi made three bogeys in her final round. The bogeys were made on the fourth, sixth, and 17th holes. The lack of birdies resulted in her finishing with a round of 3-over par.The other Indians in the field who made the cut were Pranavi Urs and Avani Prashanth. Pranavi carded 4-over 76 to finish the week at T-66 with a total score …
Chiba (Japan), April 5 (IANS) Karandeep Kochhar produced a strong finishing round at the international Series Japan and logged his best finish at an international series event. Kochhar, who has twice finished runner-up in Asian Tour, carded a final round of 4-under 67 that featured birdies on his last three holes, as he was Tied-fifth. It was his second Top-5 in three Asian Tour starts this year. The International Series events also count towards the Asian Tour, while the International Series h…
Gold Coast, March 21 (IANS) Hitaashee Bakshi and Diksha Dagar climbed into a tie for sixth place after the third round of the Australian WPGA Championship, both sitting at 9-under par.Bakshi moved up two spots with a solid 4-under 67, while Dagar produced an impressive 6-under 65 to jump from tied-16th into the top 10.Meanwhile, Hannah Green is on course to secure her third consecutive title. Fresh off victories at the Women’s Australian Open and the HSBC Women’s World Championship, Green fi…
Gold Coast (Australia), March 20 (IANS) A strong second-round performance saw Hitaashee Bakshi emerge as the leading Indian contender, moving into the top 10, while her compatriots delivered mixed results in the Australian WPGA Championships, being held at the Par-71 Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club in Gold Coast, Australia, on Friday.Bakshi produced a solid 3-under 68 to add to her opening 69, taking her to a total of 5-under 137 and a share of eighth place. Diksha Dagar, who had an impre…
Gold Coast (Australia), March 19 (IANS) Diksha Dagar was the pick of the Indians after the first round of the Australian WPGA Championships, being held at the Par-71 Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club as she shot a strong opening round of 4-under 67 to be placed Tied-8th on the leaderboard.She is four shots behind leader Kelsey Macdonald (64), who set a new course record with her opening round. Hitaashee Bakshi also had a promising opening round as she carded 2-under 69 to start her week.The o…
Adelaide, March 13 (IANS) Diksha Dagar, Vani Kapoor and Avani Prashanth made the halfway cut at the Women’s Australian Open, while two other Indians, Hitaashee Bakshi and Pranavi Urs missed the cut.Diksha, who was the top Indian last week also, shot 2-over 74 and was now 2-over for two rounds. Vani Kapoor, who received an invite this week, added 2-over 74 to her first round 72. She was also 2-over for 36 holes and the duo was Tied-31st.Avani, who missed the cut in her last two starts, shot 77 …