Tvesa goes bogey-free to open six-shot lead after Day 1 at DLF

By Rahul Banerji

Tvesa Malik gave every indication of where her game is headed with a superb 7-under 65 on day one of the 13^th leg of the Hero WPGT event at the DLF course on Wednesday.

The flier gave Tvesa a whopping six shot lead and came from a round that had seven birdies and no dropped shots including pick-ups on each of her closing four holes.

It was an especially encouraging display given the fact that the DLF Golf and Country Club will host the Hero Women’s Indian Open next month,

Last week’s winner Neha Tripathi put together a 1-under 71 and Ananya Datar recovered from an early triple bogey to also go 1 under and yet the two were six shots behind Tvesa, who was in full flow.

“It’s a relief to get a round of golf like that. Does great for the confidence, especially ahead of the Hero Women’s Indian Open, out flagship event,” Tvesa said later.

Jasmine Shekar (72) was fourth on level par 72, while Agrima Manral and Anisha Agarwalla were tied fifth at 1-over 73 each.

Back in form

Tvesa, who has managed only a few starts on the Ladies European Tour this year, is using the competitive domestic Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour to play herself back into form.

To that extent she has succeeded, winning the 11^th leg, and finished runner-up at Golden Greens last week behind Neha. Tvesa was earlier runner-up in the sixth Leg.

Neha, one of the most seasoned players on the domestic tour, has also been playing well with two wins in her last three starts and is now second on the Order of Merit.

One of the disappointments of the opening day was Asian Games-bound Pranavi Urs, who had two double bogeys in her round. She had two other bogeys and two birdies, one of them on the 18^th.

Tvesa, Neha, and Ananya Datar go out in the final group on the second day.

Kriti Chowhan (74), Khushi Khanijau (75), and Pranavi (76) were seventh, eighth and ninth. Asmitha Sathish, Durga Nittur, and Sneha Singh were tied for 10^th with cards of 77. 

Scores and round 2 tee times

7:20 am: Geetika Ahuja, Karishma Govind, Rhea Jha

7:30 am: Gauri Karhade 87, Oviya Reddi 87, Zara Anand (A) 85

7:40 am: Ravjot K Dosanjh 85, Shagun Narain 84, Saaniya Sharma 83

7:55 am: Rhea Purvi S. 82, Janneya Dasanniee (A) 82, Sachika Singh 82

8:05 am: Trimann Saluja 81, Jyotsana Singh 81, Seher Atwal 81

8:15 am: Hitaashee Bakshi 80, Lavanya Jadon (A) 80, Mahreen Bhatia (A) 80

8:25 am: Riya Yadav 79, Lavanya Gupta (A) 79, Smriti Bhargav (A) 79

8:40 am: Sneha Singh 77, Durga Nittur 77, Asmitha Sathish 77

8:50 am: Pranavi Urs 76, Khushi Khanijau 75, Kriti Chowhan 74

9 am: Anisha Agarwalla 73, Agrima Manral 73, Jasmine Shekar 72

9:10 am: Neha Tripathi 71, Ananya Datar 71, Tvesa Malik 65

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