Confident Pranavi chases fourth win of Hero WPGT season

By Rahul Banerji

Thrice a winner already this season, a confident Pranavi Urs goes into the second event in Bangalore in a week looking to extend her good run of form at the Karnataka Golf Association course.

The Mysore teenager began the second half of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour with a win last week and will want to take her tally to four for season. 

This is the eighth leg of the Hero WPG Tour and the purse this week is Rs. 12 lakh.

The field includes the regulars, Jahanvi Bakshi, Ridhima Dilawari, Seher Atwal, Neha Tripathi, Afshan Fatima, Astha Madan and others.

Jahanvi will not have the company of her sister Hitaashee, who is missing this week, too, on account of her school examinations.

However, Gaurika Bishnoi is back having recovered from indisposition and Meher Atwal, too, is in the field after missing the last event.

Maturing talent

The amateurs to watch out for will include Vidhatri Urs, who was third overall last week behind her sister Pranavi, and Asmitha Sathish.

Rishika Muralidhar had a great opening round but slipped thereafter.

Smriti Bhargav, who recently secured her place in the national squad for the World Amateur Team Championship in France later this year, will also be in focus.

Another amateur to watch out for is Heena Kang, who tied for sixth place last week.

Neha Tripathi, who had a decent result last week in fifth place, as well as Ridhima Dilawari, Lakhmehar Pardesi and  Seher Atwal, among others, will be hoping to reverse their fortunes this season.

Round 1 tee times

7 am: Rishika Muralidhar (A); Ishvari Prasanna; Trimann Saluja

7:10 am: Jahanvi Bakshi; Lakhmehar Pardesi; Gauri Karhade

7:20 am: Agrima Manral; Jia Kataria (A); Durga Nittur

7:30 am: Khushi Khanijau; Seher Atwal; Disha Kavery

7:45 am: Rhea Purvi Saravanan; Marshneil Prasad; Suchitra Ramesh

7:55 am: Jyotsana Singh; Neha Tripathi; Gaurika Bishnoi

8:05 am: Pranavi Urs; Asmitha Sathish; Ridhima Dilawari

8:15 am: Mehar Atwal; Anaggha Venkatesh; Siddhi Kapoor

8:30 am: Jahnavi Prakhya (A); Shweta Mansingh; Afshan Fatima

8:40 am: Heena Kang (A); Saanvi Somu (A); Astha Madan

8:50 am: Ananya Datar; Smriti Bhargav (A); Millie Saroha

9 am: Anisha Agarwalla; Rhea Jha; Geetika Ahuja

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