Amandeep set to take on 46-strong field at DLF leg of Hero WPGT

By Rahul Banerji

A convincing winner last week, Amandeep Drall will be among the favourites for the sixth leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the DLF Golf and Country Club.

In all 46 players will be in the field, the highest ever on the Hero WPG Tour and the prize purse will be a whopping Rs. 25 lakhs. For the second straight week, the players will be playing over four rounds and 72 holes.

Amandeep, who won by four shots, will be challenged by Vani Kapoor who played last week in Singapore, Hitaashee Bakshi, who leads the Hero WPGT Order of Merit and Sneha Singh, the only multiple winner this season.

The field includes promising amateur, Vidhatri Urs, who has also won a pro event this season.

Another amateur to watch out for is Zara Anand, who along with Vidhatri will be playing on the Indian Golf Union’s team at the Queen Sirikit Cup.

Sirikit warmup

One of the interesting features this week is that the entire three-member team for the Sirikit Cup, Vidhatri, Zara and Heena Kang, are in the field.

It has been a closely contested season with four winners in the last five events. All of them are in the field this week.

Among the others looking for their first win of 2024 will be Gaurika Bishnoi, who was second to Amandeep last week, Ridhima Dilawari, Neha Tripathi, Seher Atwal and Khushi Khanijau.

Seven amateurs will be playing in the field besides rookie professional Anahita Singh, who will line up alongside Vani and Ananya Datar.

Round 1 tee times

7:30 am: Gaurika Bishnoi, Kriti Chowhan

7:40 am: Janneya Dasanniee (A), Ananya Garg

7:50 am: Vrinda Yadav, Anisha Agarwalla, Rhea Jha

8 am: Vani Kapoor, Anahita Singh, Ananya Datar

8:10 am: Ridhima Dilawari, Sneha Singh, Riya Yadav

8:20 am: Rhea Purvi S., Shweta Mansingh, Amandeep Drall

8:35 am: Anaggha Venkatesh, Astha Madan, Gauri Karhade

8:45 am: Sachika Singh, Shagun Narain, Hunar Brar (A)

8:55 am: Agrima Manral, Heena Kang (A), Marshneil Prasad

9:05 am: Geetika Ahuja, Seher Atwal, Yaalisai Verma

9:15 am: Hitaashee Bakshi, Durga Nittur, Khushi Khanijau

9:30 am: Neha Tripathi, Snigdha Goswami, Khushi

9:40 am: Vidhatri Urs (A), Trimann Saluja, Karishma Govind

9:50 am: Alysha Dutt (A), Disha Kavery, Jasmine Shekar

10 am: Lavanya Gupta (A), Oviya Reddi, Yashita Raghav

10:10 am: Zara Anand (A), Jahaanvie Walia, Nayanika Sanga 

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