Hero Women's Professional Golf Tour 2016 – Leg 13

Vani wrests lead on Day 2

Greater Noida, 22^nd September 2016: Vani Kapoor carded 1 under 71 to jump into the lead on the second day of the 13^th Leg of the Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour at Jaypee Greens here on Thursday. Trailing her by one shot is Gursimar Badwal, placed second with a total score of 144. The INR 6,00,000 event with culminate tomorrow.

Delhi’s Vani Kapoor started impressively, playing a blemish free front nine with a birdie on the very first hole. She played a cautious back nine, carding another birdie on the 11^th hole while dropping the lone shot of her round on the 18^th. She finished with a total score of 143, giving her a slender one shot advantage going into the final round.

Overnight leader Gursimar Badwal started with aplomb and fired three consecutive birdies on the 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^thholes. The professional from Kapurthala, however, could not capitalise on a promising start and dropped shots on the 7^th and 13^th holes along with a double on the 10^th to settle for the second position with a score of 1 over 73.

Pune’s Shweta Galande too carded 1 over 73 in the second round to take the third place. She carded two birdies on the 6^th and 13^th holes while dropping a shot on the 18^th along with a double on the 4^th to finish the round with a total score of 148. Chandigarh’s Saaniya Sharma is placed fourth after 36 holes with a total score of 150. Her card on the day included three birdies on the 6^th, 14^th and 18^th holes along with bogeys on the 4^th, 5^th, 9^th, 12^th and 15^th. She also carded a double bogey on the 13^th hole to finish the day at 4 over 76.

Delhi’s Ankita Tiwana and Panchkula’s Amandeep Drall are tied for the fifth position with identical totals of 151 after the penultimate round. Ankita carded the lone birdie of her round on the very first hole. She dropped four shots on the 3^rd, 8^th, 13^th and 14^th holes while carding a double on the 18^th to finish the round with a score of 5 over 77. Amandeep had an eventful day in the park. She carded four birdies on the 5^th, 6^th, 11^th and 13^th holes, maximum by any golfer on the day. However, bogeys on the 3^rd, 7^th, 14^th, 15^th and 18^th holes along with a 5 over on the par-4 9^th hole, spoilt her scoreline and she ended the round at 6 over 78.

Delhi’s Mehar Atwal and Jaipur’s Afshan Fatima are tied for the seventh position with identical totals of 153, followed by amateur Shreya Ghei in ninth position at 154.