In-form Indian golfer Diksha Dagar carded a disappointing 5-over 78 within the first spherical to be positioned tied 79th on the Aramco Team Series on the par-73 Centurion Golf Club right here.

Playing underneath moist situations, Diksha had six bogeys and only one lone birdie on the 18th. With solely top-60s and ties making the minimize which comes after two rounds, Diksha wants a strong second spherical.

Fellow Indian Vani Kapoor had a more durable time with 9-over 82 that included 9 bogeys and a double bogey in opposition to two birdies that got here on the primary and the 18th. She was tied-104th.

England’s Charley Hull produced a superb 5-under 68, regardless of a 5-over 10 on the Par-5 sixth holes. She had two birdies, six of which got here within the final seven holes as she rose again to take a share of the person lead.

Hull, who completed tied-second within the US Women’s Open final week, regarded like she had ruined her possibilities when she recorded a quintuple bogey on the sixth gap.

She misplaced two balls on the par-5 however got here again in beautiful fashion.

Hull made six birdies in her closing seven holes to signal for a 5-under-par 68 that noticed her share the lead alongside Nelly Korda.

Hull’s birdie blitz was a part of a superb scoring spree from her quartet that comprised of Isabella Deilert, Hayley Davis and former England ace Teddy Sheringham.

At the conclusion of spherical one, they maintain a two-stroke lead within the crew occasion from the quartet captained by Virginia Elena Carter after ending on 18-under-par.

World quantity two Korda additionally dealt properly with the heavy rain that fell for a lot of the day. Her solely bogey got here on the twelfth however she responded with 4 birdies within the subsequent 5 , holes to hitch Hull on the prime within the people’ competitors.

Hull and Korda maintain an in a single day one-shot benefit from Germany’s Leonie Harm and South Africa’s Casandra Alexander.

An additional shot again on three-under-par sit Anne Van Dam, Noora Komulainen, and Ana Pelaez Trevino.

The Aramco Team Series, which was launched in 2021, is performed amongst groups of three professionals and one novice competing over 36 holes on Friday and Saturday, with USD 500,000 prize cash on supply.