Avani Prashanth to make LET debut at Lalla Meryem Cup

File photo of Avani Prashanth, who will make her Ladies European Tour debut in Morocco on Thursday. Image courtesy LET.

By Rahul Banerji

Rookie Avani Prashanth joins two-time winner Diksha Dagar and Tvesa Malik at the Lalla Meryem Cup at Rabat in Morocco for the season-opening Ladies European Tour event.

The Bangalore teenager will be one of 20 rookies teeing it up at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam on Thursday, the WGAI said.

While Diksha and Tvesa have been around for some time, Avani is making her debut in a pro event after coming through the LET Qualifying School.

Pranavi Urs, the top ranked Indian at 17 in last year’s LET Order of Merit, will start her season next week at the Aramco Series in Riyadh where she will line up alongside Diksha, Tvesa and Aditi Ashok.

Diksha has good memories of the 2024 Lalla Meryem Cup, where she finished in the top 10 and will be looking to better that. Pranavi tied for fifth place last year.

Good run-up

Winner of a few professional events on the domestic Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour while still an amateur, Avani also won on the LET Access Series. She is now set for the main tour and has a busy schedule for the year.

Avani will be the first of the Indians to tee off and she goes from the tenth with Blanca Fernandez of Spain and Thailand’s Aunchisa Utama at 8.50 am (local time).

Tvesa Malik is paired with Sanna Nuutinen of Finland and Norwegian Dorthea Forbrigd from the tenth tee at 1 pm and Diksha plays with Slovenian Pia Babnik and Morocco’s Ines Laklalech from the tenth tee at 1.40 pm.

Defending champion Bronte Law, 29, is back hoping to get her 2025 season off to a flying start at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam.

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