Pranavi takes two-shot lead into final day of BPGC event

By Rahul Banerji

Day one joint leader Pranavi Urs survived three bogeys on the back nine on Thursday and still took a two-shot lead into the final round at Bombay Presidency GC.

An early push gave Pranavi a one-over 71 and a two-day aggregate of level par 140 after an opening 69 in the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour event at Mumbai.

Day one co-leader Amandeep Drall (69-74) slipped to third place at the end of the day, the WGAI said.

Afshan Fatima also had a wobbly back nine with three birdies and three bogeys but still went one-under 69, the only under-par score of the second round.

Afshan was two-over 142 and lying second, while amateur Vidhatri Urs (72-72) was fourth.

Vani Kapoor (73-73) was tied for fifth alongside Shweta Mansingh (76-70) and amateur Nishna Patel (71-75) on six-over 146.

Pranavi, who had a faultless back nine on the first day was two-under after 12 holes before three bogeys cut into her lead.

Off day

Amandeep had a disappointing day with five bogeys and one birdie to finish with a 74.

Vani Kapoor, who like Amandeep and Seher Atwal will travel to Kenya early next month for a Ladies European Tour event, opened with a birdie and then started her back nine with another.

In between she had three bogeys and a double for a second straight 73.

Disha Kavery, third overnight, slipped to eighth with a 77 while Sneha Singh, still looking for a first win as a professional, added 73 to her first-round 75 and was ninth.

Seher Atwal, winner of the first leg, improved to 72 after her first round 77 and was tied ninth with Ridhima Dilawari (79-70), who also showed a nine-shot upward move. They were alongside Ananya Datar (75-74).

Scores and round 3 tee times

8:30 am: Karishma Govind 157, Nayanika Sanga 156

8:40 am: Ishvari Prasanna 155, Jyotsana Singh 155, Lakhmehar Pardesi 154

8:50 am: Khushi Khanijau 153, Saaniya Sharma 153, Anisha Agarwalla 152

9 am: Rhea Jha 152, Asmitha Sathish 150, Jasmine Shekar 150

9:15 am: Ananya Datar 149, Seher Atwal 149, Ridhima Dilawari 149

9:25 am: Sneha Singh 148, Disha Kavery 147, Nishna Patel (A) 146

9:35 am: Vani Kapoor 146, Shweta Mansingh 146, Vidhatri Urs (A) 144

9:45 am: Amandeep Drall 143, Afshan Fatima 142, Pranavi Urs 140

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