Hitaashee out to make amends as Vidhatri seeks a fourth win

After losing narrowly to fellow DLF golfer Vani Kapoor last week, merit leader Hitaashee Bakshi will want to make amends at Golden Greens. Image courtesy WGAI.

By Rahul Banerji

Hitaashee Bakshi, who lost in a playoff to Vani Kapoor last week, will seek to make up in the Hero WPGT event at the Golden Greens Golf Club.

A double winner this season, Hitaashee went down to her fellow DLF Golf and Country Club player on home turf who is not in the field this week, the WGAI said.

At the same time, Vidhatri, the three-time winner this season, is seeking a fourth title after finishing third last week.

Other top contenders at Golden Greens include Gaurika Bishnoi, Ridhima Dilawari, Amandeep Drall, Neha Tripathi, Sneha Singh, Shweta Mansingh and Seher Atwal.

The Rs.14 lakh event has attracted a field of 41 including five amateurs.

The event assumes importance as it is the last one heading into the Hero Women’s Indian Open next month. The HWIO is the only Ladies European Tour event in the region.

There is an ongoing battle for the Hero Order of Merit honours between current leader Hitaashee, and 2023 winner Sneha Singh.

Close race

Hard on their heels is Amandeep Drall, who seeks to re-discover the form that saw her finish runner-up at the HWIO IN 2022.

Hitaashee and Sneha have won twice each this season, while Amandeep has won once. Only Vidhatri has three wins in the 12 legs played so far.

Gaurika Bishnoi and Anvitha Narender are among the other winners from this season, who will be seen in action this week.

Ridhima and Seher are just back from Spain, where they played at the La Sella Open and will be hoping to use that experience at the links style Golden Greens course.

Among the amateurs, the one to watch out for will be Anvvi Dahhiya, who was fourth in the 12^th Leg last week. The others are Nandita Kumar, Janneya Dasanniee, Alysha Dutt and Prarthana Khanna.

Round 1 tee times 

Tee 1

7 am: Gaurika Bishnoi, Rhea Jha

7:10 am: Hitaashee Bakshi, Ridhima Dilawari, Rhea Purvi Saravanan

7:20 am: Astha Madan, Nandita Kumar (A), Jasmine Shekar

7:30 am: Jahaanvie Walia, Janneya Dasanniee (A), Millie Saroha

7:40 am: Anvitha Narender, Gourabi Bhowmick, Ishvari Prasanna

7:55 am: Vidhatri Urs, Anahita Singh, Anaggha Venkatesh

8:05 am: Neha Tripathi, Amandeep Drall, Geetika Ahuja

8:15 am: Kriti Chowhan, Sneha Singh, Nayanika Sanga

8:25 am: Alysha Dutt (A), Khushi Khanijau, Sachika Singh

Tee 10

7 am: Karishma Govind, Shagun Narain, Chitrangada Singh

7:10 am: Ravjot K. Dosanjh, Gauri Karhade, Yaalisai Verma

7:20 am: Agrima Manral, Snigdha Goswami, Prarthana Khanna (A)

7:30 am: Seher Atwal, Ananya Garg, Anvvi Dahhiya (A)

7:40 am: Yashita Raghav, Khushi, Shweta Mansingh

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