By Rahul Banerji
Gaurika Bishnoi, searching for her first win on the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour since 2019, played a flawless round of seven-under 65 to lead the field at the Golden Greens by three shots lead on Wednesday.
Jahanvi Bakshi was on Gaurika’s heels on the opening day of the sixth leg of the Tour at the Golden Greens Golf & Resorts near Gurgaon.
Gaurika had four birdies on her opening nine and then added one more on the way back.
She went even better with an eagle and then closed with four pars for a 65, a ladies course record at the venue.
It was one of Gaurika’s best rounds in a long time, as she prepares to play selected events on the Ladies European Tour later this year.
Jahanvi Bakshi opened with a bogey and then had six birdies, three each on either side of the course.
She ended the day with a bogey for an effort of 68.
Low-scoring day
On a day when the Golden Greens Golf Course yielded a host of sub-par scores, Nayanika Sanga, Seher Atwal, Pranavi Urs, amateur Nishna Patel and Durga Nittur all carded 69s each.
Neha Tripathi, HItaashee Bakshi and Lakhmehar Pardsesi were tied for eighth with rounds of 70. Also under par for the day was Ridhima Dilawari (71) in 11th place.
Apart from an eagle by Gaurika on the fifth, there was another eagle by Shagun Narain (77), who was T-20.
Scores and Round 2 tee times
Tee 1
8 am: Kriti Chowhan (A) 75; Oviya Reddi 75; Heena Kang (A) 74
8:10 am: Zara Anand (A) 74; Agrima Manral 74; Shweta Mansingh 73
8:20 am: Khushi Khanijau 73; Ridhima Dilawari 71; Lakhmehar Pardesi 70
8:35 am: Hitaashee Bakshi 70; Neha Tripathi 70; Durga Nittur 69
8:45 am: Nishna Patel (A) 69; Pranavi Urs 69; Seher Atwal 69
8:55 am: Nayanika Sanga 69; Jahanvi Bakshi 68; Gaurika Bishnoi 65
Tee 10
8 am: Afshan Fatima 75; Rhea Jha 77
8:10 am: Trimann Saluja 77; Shagun Narain 77
8:20 am: Rhea Purvi Saravanan 77; Suchitra Ramesh 77; Anousha Tripathi 78
8:30 am: Jyotsana Singh 78; Asmitha Sathish 78; Geetika Ahuja 79
8:45 am: Saaniya Sharma 79; Smriti Mehra 80; Riya Yadav 81
8:55 am: Rishika Muralidhar (A) 81; Jia Kataria (A) 82; Ishvari Prasanna 83
9:05 am: Anisha Agarwalla 83; Khushi 84; Mehar Atwal 94
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