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Diksha misses reduce; Shubhankar shoots bogey-free spherical to make sure weekend motion
Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma shot a bogey-free second spherical to make sure weekend motion on the Scandinavian Mixed Open however compatriot Diksha Dagar did not make the reduce.
Sharma, who had a disappointing 75 within the first spherical, was bogey-free within the second spherical with birdies on the third and fifth, twelfth and fifteenth as he rose to Tied-Forty eighth.
On the opposite hand, Dagar was unable to search out the shape that gave her two Top-10s in latest weeks. She was 5-over for the primary spherical and went to 3-over within the second and missed the reduce by a protracted distance.
Dagar, who was tied eighth in Helsingborg and Tied-sixth in Belgium, had two birdies in opposition to one bogey and two double bogeys, each of which got here on par-5s.
The occasion noticed 78 males and 78 girls begin collectively within the distinctive two-million greenback occasion at Ullna Golf Club. The reduce fell at even par.
Meanwhile, on a sensational second day, Dale Whitnell fired a 61 (-11) and took a six-stroke lead heading into the weekend. The 34-year-old Englishman acquired off to a sizzling begin rolling three birdies on his opening three holes, he then added additional birdies on 5, six and eight to make the flip in 30 (-6).
In outright second place on the leaderboard on 11-under-par is Germany’s Yannik Paul, who was the co-leader after the primary spherical.
The German started the day at Ullna Golf Club on seven-under and opened with two birdies in his first three holes. Paul then had a bogey sandwiched between birdies on holes seven, eight and 9 earlier than making two extra birdies and one bogey on his again 9 for a spherical of 68 (-4).
Scotland’s Richie Ramsay is in third place on 10-under-par having carded a bogey-free spherical of 66 (-6).
America’s John Catlin is fourth on eight-under-par with South Africa’s Justin Walters and Søren Kjeldsen one shot additional again.
Six gamers are in a tie for seventh place on six-under-par with eight gamers a shot additional adrift on five-under-par together with England’s Alice Hewson and France’s Emma Grechi.
-PTI
Pranavi and Nishtha Tied-Eleventh on Epson Tour in US
Battle Creek (US), Jun 10 (PTI) India’s Pranavi Urs had her greatest begin on the Epson Tour as she carded a 2-under 70 within the first spherical of the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship to be Tied-Eleventh.
Pranavi is 4 photographs behind the chief Soo Jin Lee (66) of Australia.
Another Indian, Nishtha Madan additionally carded 68 to be tied for Eleventh alongside Pranavi.
Pranavi, a prolific winner on the home Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour in India, had 4 birdies and two bogeys. She birdied seventh, eighth and ninth and Eleventh whereas dropping photographs on second and 14th.
The US-based Nishtha, whose sister, Astha performs in Europe, birdied sixth, tenth and twelfth, and her lone bogey got here on 18th.
Jin Lee made her first look of the yr. The 27-year-old made seven birdies and one bogey to show in a spherical of 66 (-6) and can take a one-shot lead heading into the transferring day.
Behind Lee in a share of the second is Savannah Vilaubi, who has already taken residence one trophy this yr at Copper Rock Championship. She began her spherical sizzling with 5 birdies in her first 13 holes earlier than lastly making a bogey on her 14th gap. She would accumulate another birdie coming in to fireplace a five-under 67.
Kathleen Scavo joined Vilaubi at 67 for the day.
Rounding out the remainder of the highest finishers are Kaleigh Telfer, Kristin Coleman, and Min-G Kim, who all have been capable of flip in playing cards of 68 (-4) and sit at T4 for the match.
-PTI