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Diksha seeks to take care of nice type as 5 Indians tee off in Czech Open

Diksha Dagar will carry her nice type into the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open because the Ladies European Tour is ready for one more action-packed week on the Royal Beroun Golf Club.

Diksha, who was third final week, after sharing the lead at one stage within the ultimate spherical, has risen to twenty second on the Race to Costa Del Sol.

She could have numerous firm in fellow Indians, as Pranavi Urs has an invite this week, alongside regulars like 2022 Hero Women’s Indian Open runner-up Amandeep Drall, Vani Kapoor and Ridhima Dilawari.

Asian Games-bound Pranavi, who topped her home Tour, the Hero WPG Tour in India, is now dividing her time between the LET and the Epson Tour within the United States.

Amandeep Drall, Vani Kapoor and Ridhima Dilawari are discovering type because the second half of the season looms giant.

Aditi Ashok shouldn't be within the area this week as she performs on the Major, the KPMG PGA Championships.

The membership is internet hosting the occasion for the fourth consecutive yr, following victories by Emily Kristine Pedersen of Denmark, Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand, and Czech novice Jana Melichova within the final three years respectively.

A area of 126 gamers will take the course this week in a 54-hole stroke play format the place there might be a reduce after 36 holes to the highest 60 professionals and ties.

-PTI

Amateur Vidhatri takes four-shot lead in girls’s Pro Golf Tour’s ninth leg

Amateur Vidhatri Urs holed 4 birdies on both aspect of the Prestige Golfshire Club to take a four-shot lead, after the primary spherical of the ninth leg of the Women’s Pro Golf Tour, right here on Wednesday.

Behind Vidhatri have been three skilled gamers at 69 every, which included Seher Atwal, the winner of the opening leg this season, Durga Nittur and rookie professional Kriti Chowhan.

Sachika Singh shot 2-under 70.

The seasoned Tvesa Malik, together with two-time winner this season, Sneha Singh and Rhea Purvi Saravanan, introduced dwelling 72 every and have been tied sixth.

Six gamers — Jyotsana Singh, Shweta Mansingh, Neha Tripathi, novice Saanvi Somu, Yaalisai Verma and Riya Yadav — shot 73 every to be tied ninth.

The day, nevertheless, belonged to Vidhatri, who can be a cousin {of professional} participant Pranavi Urs. Pranavi had dominated the WPG Tour final season.

Vidhatri had eight birdies towards one lone bogey on the fourth gap.

On Wednesday, Vidhatri birdied second, fifth, seventh and ninth and turned in a stable 3-under 33.

On the again 9, she didn't drop any pictures and birdied twelfth, 14th, fifteenth and 18th for her greatest card on the tour with 65.

Vidhatri’s greatest end result on the WPG Tour, the place she performs usually, has been a 3rd place in June 2022. She had lately gained the IGU’s Telangana Ladies Amateurs.

Durga, in search of her maiden win on the tour, had three birdies and no bogeys. She birdied second and fifth on the entrance 9, and had a birdie on twelfth on the again 9.

Seher, who has additionally been enjoying in occasions in Europe and is because of play in Singapore Ladies Masters subsequent month, had one birdie towards two bogeys on entrance 9.

She bounced again with three birdies in a row from eleventh to thirteenth and added one more one on 18th to make it to 69.

Kriti had two birdies on each halves of the course and dropped only one shot on seventh.

Sachika had a double on fourth and a bogey on fifth to be 3-over after 5 holes. She got here again nicely with a birdie on seventh, after which had 4 extra between tenth and 14th to be the fifth participant underneath par on the primary day.

Tvesa had two late bogeys on 16 and 17 in her 72, whereas Sneha had six birdies, 4 bogeys and a double in her even par card.

-PTI