BPGC winner Vani seeks a repeat at Classic leg of Hero WPGT

File photo of Vani Kapoor who will be looking to add to her Mumbai success at the Classic Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon. Image courtesy WGAI.

By Rahul Banerji 

Bombay Presidency leg winner Vani Kapoor will be looking to build on her success in the next leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at Gurgaon’s Classic Golf & Country Club.

The field of 38 for the tour’s fifth leg includes five amateurs and carries a purse of Rs.16 lakh, the WGAI said.

Vani, who won a thriller in Mumbai, will be challenged by the likes of Sneha Singh, already a two-time winner this season, Amandeep Drall, who is searching for the form that made her a contender on the Ladies European Tour, Gaurika Bishnoi and Ridhima Dilawari.

Sneha and Ridhima shot 66 and 67 respectively in the final round at BPGC to finish in the top three behind Vani and are looking battle-ready.

Some of the professionals are also using these events to sharpen their game ahead of their planned international schedules.

Indian pros have in recent years been travelling to South Africa, Australia, Europe and South East Asia for more exposure and a good number are on the LET as well.

Sneha, who has won at Kolkata and Pune with Vani finishing second behind her both times, leads the Order of Merit with Vani and Jasmine Shekar right behind her.

The Classic Golf and Country Club has been a regular venue on the Tour, and will be the first of the two events to be staged in the area this month with DLF Golf and Country Club hosting the sixth leg.

Round 1 tee times

7 am: Gaurika Bishnoi, Amandeep Drall

7:10 am: Lavanya Jadon, Astha Madan, Shweta Mansingh

7:20 am: Rhea Jha, Durga Nittur, Aahana Kashyap (A)

7:30 am: Anahita Singh, Oviya Reddi, Ceerat Kang (A)

7:40 am: Anisha Agarwalla, Yaalisai Verma, Khushi

7:55 am: Vani Kapoor, Ravjot K. Dosanjh, Neha Tripathi

8:05 am: Keerthana Rajeev (A), Chitrangada Singh, Anvvi Dahhiya (A)

8:15 am: Ridhima Dilawari, Vrinda Yadav, Kriti Chowhan

8:25 am: Jia Kochhar, Sachika Singh, Gauri Karhade

8:40 am: Yashita Raghav, Prarthana Khanna (A), Disha Kavery

8:50 am: Anaggha Venkatesh, Khushi Khanijau, Sneha Singh

9 am: Agrima Manral, Jasmine Shekar, Anvitha Narender

9:10 am: Snigdha Goswami, Shagun Narain, Riya Yadav

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