Montage of day one leaders at the Hero WPGT season-opener in Jamshedpur on Wednesday (from left) Sneha Singh, Rhea Purvi S. and Durga Nittur. Image courtesy WGAI
By Rahul Banerji
Sneha Singh shared the lead with Rhea Purvi Saravanan and Durga Nittur in opening round of the Hero WPGT 2025 season in Jamshedpur on Wednesday.
The three returned level par 72s at the Golmuri Golf Club ahead of Amandeep Drall and Jasmine Shekar who were one shot behind in tied fourth place, the WGAI said.
Professional tour debutant Lavanya Jadon, Neha Tripathi, Ananya Garg and amateur Saanvi Somu carded 3 over 75s to share sixth place on the Women’s Pro Golf Tout’s first-ever visit to the Steel City.
Rhea, in the third group this morning, was 3 over through 14 holes before turning her card around with three birdies in the final four holes. Sneha, the 2023 Hero Order of Merit winner, and Durga Nittur later joined her in the shared lead.
Highs and lows
Hyderabad-based Sneha had an eventful day with four birdies and four bogeys, while Durga had three birdies against as many dropped shots.
Rankings runner-up last year, Amandeep Drall opened with a birdie and then had two bogeys on the back nine. Jasmine, who won twice in the last three events in the 2024 season, had four birdies and five bogeys in her 73.
Ananya Garg did not have a single par in her first seven holes, hitting three birdies and four bogeys. She then had a double bogey and bogey but closed with a birdie.
Lavanya, playing her first pro event had three bogeys and no birdies on a challenging day.
The experienced Neha Tripathi had just one birdie against four bogeys, while Saanvi Somu went to 5-over before closing with a pair of birdies on the last two holes for her 75.
Anvitha Narender (76) rounded off the top 10.
Scores and round 2 tee times
8 am: Gourabi Bhowmick 86, Chitrangada Singh 84
8:10 am: Geetika Ahuja 84, Snigdha Goswami 83, Karishma Govind 83
8:20 am: Jahaanvie Walia 83, Rhea Jha 82, Jia Kochhar 82
8:30 am: Seher Atwal 80, Kriti Chowhan 79, Shweta Mansingh 79
8:40 am: Agrima Manral 78, Anahita Singh 78, Ravjot K Dosanjh 78
8:55 am: Yaalisai Verma 78, Khushi Khanijau 77, Sachika Singh 77
9:05 am: Anaahat Bindra (A) 77, Anisha Agarwalla 77, Anvitha Narender 76
9:15 am: Saanvi Somu (A) 75, Neha Tripathi 75, Lavanya Jadon 75
9:25 am: Ananya Garg 75, Amandeep Drall 73, Jasmine Shekar 73
9:35 am: Durga Nittur 72, Sneha Singh 72, Rhea Purvi S. 72
Also read: Amandeep, Sneha lead charge at Hero WPGT season-opener
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