Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Two units of back-to-back birdies helped Hitaashee Bakshi take a one-shot lead after the primary spherical of the second leg of the Hero Ladies’s Professional Golf Tour on the Bombay Presidency Golf Membership.
Hitaashee, who has not gained for the reason that 2022 season when she gained thrice, had 5 birdies towards two bogeys, one on all sides of the Par-70 BPGC course.
Trailing Hitaashee have been Amandeep Drall, Sneha Singh and Ridhima Dilawari, who carded 2-under 68 every, whereas the one different beneath par rating got here from beginner Vidhatri Urs (69).
Hitaashee, after ending third on the Hero Order of Advantage in 2022, performed solely 9 occasions in 2023 when she additionally had an harm. Now she appears to be discovering her rhythm as soon as once more. She was tied for second final week when beginner Nishna Patel gained the title.
Hitaashee bogeyed the third, however bought the shot again on the fourth and had back-to-back birdies on sixth and seventh and she or he repeated that once more on 14th and fifteenth, however after a dropped shot on par-4 eleventh.
Sneha Singh, additionally tied second final week, had three birdies towards one bogey, and Amandeep Drall had the identical. Each Sneha and Amandeep dropped photographs on par-4 ninth, their solely blemish of the day.
Ridhima Dilawari got here again bogey free, however with just one birdie on both facet of the course.
Disha Kavery (70) was sole sixth, whereas Neha Tripathi, Khushi Khanijau and Taniya Balasuriya, have been tied seventh at 1-over 71 every. Rhea Jha and beginner Mannat Brar have been Tied tenth with playing cards of 2-over 72 every.
Skilled Vani Kapoor had a tough begin with 6-over 76, as did Seher Atwal and so they have been tied at twenty first place.
Final week’s winner, beginner Nishna Patel had a disappointing spherical of 7-over 77 and was means down in T-Twenty sixth place.
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