By Rahul Banerji
With a second-place finish on the Order of Merit behind her, Seher Atwal will look to start the new season on a good note at the Poona Golf Club.
At the opening leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour 2023 season. Seher will also have fond memories of the venue, which provided her with a four-shot win back in 2021.
The field then included the seasoned Vani Kapoor and rising star Hitaashee Bakshi.
With Pranavi Urs not playing this week, Seher will be one of the favourites alongside the likes of Ridhima Dilawari, Neha Tripathi and young guns Sneha Singh and Nayanika Sanga.
The Hero WPGT returns to the venue for the first time since then, as the action for 2023 begins here with a field of 31 players including five amateurs.
Let card-holder
Seher, who is hoping to play more regularly on the Ladies European Tour after earning a card through the LET’s Qualifying School, will open alongside talented amateur Nishna Patel.
Nishna, it will be recalled represented India at the Women’s Amateur Asia Pacific Championship last year and the Australian Master of Amateurs earlier this month.
Lakhmehar Pardesi, a former winner on the Hero WPG Tour, is the third player in the group.
Among other groups, the ones to watch out for will include Sneha Singh with amateur Ananya Garg and Anisha Agarwalla, while Neha Tripathi goes out with amateur Ketaki Sood and Jyotsana Singh.
Suchitra Ramesh, who played some LET Access events, will be in action alongside Agrima Manral and Shagun Narain.
Round one tee times
9 am: Gauri Karhade; Khushi Khanijau
9:10 am: Afshan Fatima; Rhea Jha
9:20 am: Sneha Singh; Ananya Garg (A); Anisha Agarwalla
9:30 am: Jasmine Shekar; Marshneil Prasad; Saaniya Sharma
9:45 am: Shweta Mansingh; Ridhima Dilawari; Rhea Purvi Saravanan
9:55 am: Nayanika Sanga; Oviya Reddi; Geetika Ahuja
10:05 am: Neha Tripathi; Ketaki Sood (A); Jyotsana Singh
10:15 am: Lakhmehar Pardesi; Nishna Patel (A); Seher Atwal
10:30 am: Suchitra Ramesh; Agrima Manral; Shagun Narain
10:40 am: Lavanya Jadon (A); Karishma Govind; Vidhatri Urs (A)
10:50 am: Ananya Datar; Sachika Singh; Anaggha Venkatesh
Also read: Seher Atwal earns Ladies European Tour status at Final Q-School
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