Tvesa, Neha out to cement winning form ahead of Indian Open

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Neha Tripathi
File photo of Neha Tripathi who has had two wins and a joint second place in her last three domestic tour starts. Image courtesy WGAI.

By Rahul Banerji

A resurgent Tvesa Malik will aim to maximise her recent run of form including a win last week when she tees up in the 14th leg of the Hero WPGT at the Delhi Golf Club from Wednesday.

Tvesa, who has finished first or second in her last three starts and seems to be getting into a good rhythm also has her eyes on the Hero Women’s Indian Open next month.

After winning the 11th leg in July, the Tour took a short break and Tvesa came back to finish runner-up in the 12th leg before winning the 13th by a whopping eight shots despite a double bogey finish.

“It is nice to contend again after a lean patch and I am hoping I can carry this form into Hero Women’s Indian Open,” she said.

Tvesa and Neha Tripathi in fact dominated the last four events with two wins each and both will be looking to keep the run going.

Dominant run

Neha won the 10th and 12thlLegs and was one of three players tied for second last week at the DLF Golf and Country Club, which will be the venue for the Women’s Indian Open.

As this is the last event before the international, other eligible players hope to find some form and consistency.

They include Order of Merit leader, Sneha Singh, who has been off her game since returning from playing the LPGA Q School prelims, Ridhima Dilawari, Seher Atwal, and Ananya Datar.

There are three amateurs in the field, including Lavanya Gupta, who had a podium finish at the US Kids World Teen Championship in the United States this August.

Round 1 tee times

8 am: Neha Tripathi, Khushi Khanijau, Smriti Bhargav (A)

8:10 am: Yaalisai Verma, Shagun Narain, Astha Madan

8:20 am: Rhea Purvi S., Tvesa Malik, Durga Nittur

8:30 am: Ridhima Dilawari, Sneha Singh, Gauri Karhade

8:45 am: Seher Atwal, Kashika Misra (A), Hitaashee Bakshi

8:55 am: Sachika Singh, Karishma Govind, Geetika Ahuja

9:05 am: Rhea Jha, Anisha Agarwalla, Ishvari Prasanna

9:15 am: Khushi, Jasmine Shekar, Ananya Datar

9:30 am: Agrima Manral, Jyotsana Singh, Trimann Saluja

9:40 am: Kriti Chowhan, Nayanika Sanga; Asmitha Sathish

9:50 am: Anaggha Venkatesh, Ravjot K. Dosanjh, Lavanya Gupta (A)

Also read: Tvesa signals timely return to form with HWIO around the corner

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