Hitaashee goes bogey-free to lead Aamby Valley leg of Hero WPGT

By Rahul Banerji

DLF Academy trainee Hitaashee Bakshi rode her recent form to turn in an error-free first round in the fourth leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at Aamby Valley on Wednesday.

Hitaashee had a brilliant front nine with five birdies against no bogeys followed by a no-frills back nine with nine straight pars.

The third leg winner led by one shot over Pranavi Urs, who topped the opening leg this season.

Pranavi also had five birdies, but she also dropped a shot on the par-4 fourth, after which she birdied four times in the next five holes to turn in 3-under.

She then picked up a further stroke on the back nine.

Hitaashee and Pranavi were way ahead of the rest of the field as third placed Ridhima Dilawari was 1-over 73 with one birdie against two bogeys.

Vani Kapoor, fresh from three good starts in South Africa, carded a 2-over 74, as did Gaurika Bishnoi.

Amandeep Drall had an eventful round with four birdies against seven bogeys in her 75 for shared sixth place with Rhea Purvi Saravanan.

Seher Atwal, Khushi Khanijau, Durga Nittur and amateur Jasmine Shekhar were tied for eighth on 76s.

Hitaashee’s sister, Jahanvi, who was the top professional in the second leg, struggled to a 5-over 77.

Round 2 tee times and scores

8:30 am: Jia Kataria (A) 90; Riya Yadav 86; Rishika Muralidhar (A) 85;

8:40 am: Heena Kang (A) 85; Suchitra Ramesh 85; Astha Madan 85;

8:50 am: Rhea Jha 84; Smriti Bhargav (A) 84; Gauri Karhade 83

9 am: Ishvari Prasanna 83; Lakhmehar Pardesi 82; Ayesha Kapur 82

9:15 am: Mehar Atwal 82; Anisha Agarwalla 82; Shweta Mansingh 81

9:25 am: Oviya Reddi 81; Jyotsana Singh 80; Saaniya Sharma 79

9:35 am: Neha Tripathi 78; Vidhatri Urs (A) 77; Asmitha Sathish 77

9:45 am: Jahanvi Bakshi 77; Jasmine Shekar (A) 76; Durga Nittur 76

10 am: Khushi Khanijau 76; Seher Atwal 76; Rhea Purvi Saravanan 75

10:10 am: Amandeep Drall 75; Gaurika Bishnoi 74; Vani Kapoor 74

10:20 am: Ridhima Dilawari 73; Pranavi Urs 68; Hitaashee Bakshi 67

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