Hitaashee opens three-shot lead in Vooty leg of Hero WPGT

File photo of Order of Merit and 14^th leg day one leader Hitaashee Bakshi. Image courtesy WGAI.

By Rahul Banerji

Order of Merit leader Hitaashee Bakshi fired an opening 5 under par 67 in the 14^th leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at Vooty Golf County in Vikarabad on Friday.

Hitaashee, who has won twice this season, had six birdies against one bogey and held a three-shot lead over Vidhatri Urs and Sneha Singh who shot 2-under 70s each, the WGAI said.

Khushi Khanijau, Nayanika Sanga and amateur Srihita Mandava were on  1 under 71 to share fourth place with Srihita recording a hole-in-one on the Par-3 eighth.

Hitaashee opened the week with two birdies and added two more before the turn. On the way back, she dropped her only shot of the day but made up with a brace of birdies for a card of 67.

Matching rounds

Vidhatri birdied four times by the 12^th hole against two dropped shots. Her card was matched by  Sneha also had four birdies against two bogeys.

Khushi picked up five shots but gave away four bogeys, while Nayanika also had five birdies against two bogeys and a double.

Srihita had an action-packed round with a hole in one, three birdies, two bogeys and a double.

Shweta Mansingh (72) was sole seventh while the experienced Amandeep Drall finished with 2-over 74 that included a double bogey on the Par-4 18^th hole.

Ananya Garg, Agrima Manral and Rhea Purvi Saravanan rounded off the top 10 with rounds of 76 each.

Scores and round 2 tee times

8:30 am: Chitrangada Singh 82, Pihoo Chauhan (A) 80

8:40 am: Gauri Karhade 80, Snigdha Goswami 80, Yaalisai Verma 79

8:50 am: Jasmine Shekar 78, Anagghha Vennkatessh 78, Disha Kavery 78

9 am: Yashita Raghav 78, Anvitha Narender 78, Karishma Govind 78

9:10 am: Ravjot K. Dosanjh 77, Rhea Purvi Saravanan 76, Agrima Manral 76

9:25 am: Ananya Garg 76, Amandeep Drall 74, Shweta Mansingh 72

9:35 am: Srihitha Mandava (A) 71, Nayanika Sanga 71, Khushi Khanijau 71

9:45 am: Sneha Singh 70, Vidhatri Urs 70, Hitaashee Bakshi 67

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