Bakshi sisters lead charge in first leg of Hero WPGT 2022

By Rahul Banerji

The Women’s Golf Association of India’s 2022 pro tour tees off at Hyderabad’s Boulder Hills Golf and Country Club on Wednesday with a packed field.

India’s young talent, including the Bakshi sisters, Jahanvi and Hitaashee, will be in action at the opener of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour, WPGT, season with 32 players, including six amateurs in the fray.

Two tees will be in operation at the Rs.10 lakh event.

The Bakshi sisters, who have already tasted success on the pro circuit, will be joined by Gaurika Bishnoi, Ridhima Dilawari, Seher Atwal, Neha Tripathi, Saaniya Sharma, Lakhmehar Pardesi and Pranavi Urs.

Almost all of them are past winners on the Hero WPGT.

The field also includes promising amateurs like former national champion Sneha Singh, Vidhatri Urs and Nishna Patel.

Another established player, who can always be among the contenders, is the seasoned Smriti Mehra.

Last season’s WPGT Order of Merit topper Amandeep Drall is, however, not in the field for the season-opener.

There will be three events in the month of February, followed by three more in March.

The season which was due to have started in January had to be pushed to February because of the pandemic.

Round 1 tee times

Tee 1

12 noon: Hitaashee Bakshi; Gaurika Bishnoi

12:10 pm: Shagun Narain; Smriti Mehra; Vidhatri Urs (A)

12:20 pm: Seher Atwal; Jahanvi Bakshi; Neha Tripathi

12:30 pm: Suchitra Ramesh; Durga Nittur; Saanvi Somu (A)

12:40 pm: Trimann Saluja; Shweta Mansingh; Sneha Singh (A)

12:50 pm Khushi Khanijau; Keerthana Rajeev (A); Saaniya Sharma

Tee 10

12 noon: Mehar Atwal; Asmitha Sathish; Riya Yadav

12:10 pm: Jyotsana Singh; Pranavi Urs; Ridhima Dilawari

12:20 pm: Lakhmehar Pardesi; Disha Kavery; Jasmine Shekar (A)

12:30 pm: Oviya Reddi; Anisha Agarwalla; Nishna Patel (A)

12:40 pm: Rhea Jha; Agrima Manral; Nayanika Sanga

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