Seher Atwal holds three-shot opening day lead at DGC

By Rahul Banerji

Seher Atwal made a quick start in the 14th leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at Delhi Golf Club to finish the day on a healthy 4-under 68 and a three-shot lead.

Another player starting well was Sneha Singh on 1 under 71 despite a mid-round slip. She, like Seher, has been underperforming over the last few weeks, the WGAI said.

A two-time winner this season who still leads the Hero Order of Merit, former national champion Sneha bogeyed hole 10 and double-bogeyed 11.

Neha Tripathi, Agrima Manral and Asmitha Sathish carded 1-over 73s each while Kriti Chowhan (74) was sole fifth.

Tvesa Malik, winner of two of her last three events, was tied seventh alongside Khushi Khanijau and Ravjot K. Dosanjh on 3-over 75, while Jasmine Shekar rounded off the top 10 with a 76.

Finding form

Seher, who won the season-opener at Pune in January, has largely been off the boil since then but began on Wednesday at the DGC with three birdies in her first four holes.

A dropped shot on seven was her sole blemish of the day and she quickly made up with a birdie on eight. Over the final 10 holes, she had one birdie and no bogeys for a solid 68.

Sneha had three birdies against just one bogey on the front nine but a bogey and a double at the start of the back nine blotted her card.

The Hyderabad player recovered with back-to-back birdies on 14 and 15 and closed with three pars.

Neha, also a two-time winner in recent weeks, had three birdies against two bogeys and a double bogey on the par-4 16th hole.

This is the last event before the Hero Women’s Indian Open next month at the DLF Golf and Country Club. 

Scores and round 2 tee times

8 am: Anaggha Venkatesh 88, Geetika Ahuja 87, Rhea Jha 84

8:10 am: Yaalisai Verma 84, Gauri Karhade 83, Sachika Singh 82

8:20 am: Hitaashee Bakshi 82, Ananya Datar 81, Khushi 81

8:30 am: Rhea Purvi S. 81, Anisha Agarwalla 80, Karishma Govind 80

8:40 am: Kashika Misra (A) 79, Durga Nittur 79, Smriti Bhargav (A) 79

8:55 am: Lavanya Gupta (A) 78, Ridhima Dilawari 78, Trimann Saluja 77

9:05 am: Jyotsana Singh 77, Astha Madan 77, Jasmine Shekar 76

9:15 am: Ravjot K Dosanjh 75, Tvesa Malik 75, Khushi Khanijau 75

9:25 am: Kriti Chowhan 74, Asmitha Sathish 73, Agrima Manral 73

9:35 am: Neha Tripathi 73, Sneha Singh 71, Seher Atwal 68

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