Amandeep keeps two-shot lead as Oviya shoots day’s best round

Amandeep Drall birdied the closing hole to keep her two-shot lead after two rounds of the fourth leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Bangalore Golf Club on Thursday.

Amandeep had four birdies against five bogeys in her card of 1-over 71 to sit on level par 140 following her first round 69.

She is two shots ahead of Vani Kapoor, who shot a second straight 71 to get to 2-over 142. 

Amandeep began with a birdie but gave it away on the second before picking a birdie again immediately.

Levelling out

Two pars later she had back-to-back bogeys against a further birdie. The next holes were more sedate with two bogeys and the closing birdie.

Vani was steady with two birdies but also had three bogeys. A good result will go a long way in restoring Vani’s confidence.

Chennai golfer Oviya Reddi, who has been consistently improving the last few weeks, came up with two separate bursts, one on either side of the turn for a round of 68, which was also the best of the week.

Oviya dropped a shot early but had three birdies and a bogey between the sixth and ninth holes.

After turning in 1-under, she dropped two shots put picked up three birdies in a row. At five-over 145, she is tied third with amateur Asmitha Sathish (73-72).

Setbacks

Asmitha was held back by three bogeys in a row that offset her two birdies.

Neha Tripathi (74-73) is fifth, while Khushi Khanijau (77-71) is sixth. Saaniya Sharma (79-70) is seventh and Anousha Tripathi (75-75) is eighth. Amateur Sneha Sharan (76-75) and Gursimar Badwal (75-76) are tied 10^th.

Groupings and scores

Anisha Agarwalla 164; Mehar Atwal 164; Tanirika Singh 169 

Trimann Saluja 162; Afshan Fatima 162; Gurjot Badwal 163

Geetika Ahuja 159; Suchitra Ramesh 159; Jyotsana Singh 162 

Pranavi Urs 156; Ishvari Prasanna 156; Sonam Chugh 158 

Ananya Datar 155; Siddhi Kapoor 154; Gursimar Badwal 151 

Sneha Sharan (A) 151; Anousha Tripathi 150; Saaniya Sharma 149 

Khushi Khanijau 148; Neha Tripathi 147; Asmitha Sathish (A) 145 

Oviya Reddi 145; Vani Kapoor 142; Amandeep Drall 140 

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